Cars that make your jaw drop.

[augustiron]

Definitely On my list of things I never want to do again:

Dial in/tune carburetors, automotive or moto

 

[CDONA]

My last project was a 65 Ford step side, 300 big 6, I dropped a 500 cfm Edlebrock, manifold & headers, then tuned it.
Over Thanksgiving weekend, I still have ICE magic in my fingers,
I can't say how many carbs I have done, over the years, but, running badly, they come cheap.
This truck had loose carb bolts and a tucked/folded intake gasket, high idle, when I bought it.

 

[augustiron]

I'm not saying I can't.
I understand the process, I'm pretty good at it but it is pretty much a PITA I'd like to avoid going forward.
I have had great victories, and miserable failures, and a lot of time spent .

But, like drinking too much, lessons learned in older age now say "so dumb, not worth it"

Holley sniper FTW
Put an Aces FI on my friends fj40 with a tbi350, another fj40 with a 350 I did the sniper. Put a few snipers on the OG 6 cylinders of fj40s also.
LS in my fj40
Slowly getting away from carbd bikes.

The only time I will be touching it a quadrajet again is to remove it and put it in a box to be replaced with fuel injection.

 

[Sharxfan]

I'm not saying I can't.
I understand the process, I'm pretty good at it but it is pretty much a PITA I'd like to avoid going forward.
I have had great victories, and miserable failures, and a lot of time spent .

But, like drinking too much, lessons learned in older age now say "so dumb, not worth it"

Holley sniper FTW
Put an Aces FI on my friends fj40 with a tbi350, another fj40 with a 350 I did the sniper. Put a few snipers on the OG 6 cylinders of fj40s also.
LS in my fj40
Slowly getting away from carbd bikes.

The only time I will be touching it a quadrajet again is to remove it and put it in a box to be replaced with fuel injection.

Man so thinking about going FI on the 70 in that vein I am going to drop the gas tank and put one with baffles so I can have options later.

 

[augustiron]

If your gas tank is questionable, they sell a lot of popular model car new gas tanks already set up for efi.

I put an aeromotive phantom setup in my 40 with the LS, not the cheapest, but pretty sweet setup.
There are a lot of people who use an off the shelf GM truck pump and mounting ring that is easy to retrofit in a lot of vehicles, and is easily replaceable at any chain auto parts store.

If you have a carbureted car, you can't install a 55 to 60 PSI EFI pump in front of it, either running or not, unless you run a pressure regulator and drop it down to the three to five PSI the carburetor requires.

 

[Holeshot]

Holley sniper FTW

I was just gonna post this. Great pieces. I've got one sitting waiting to go on the Charger....

 

[FLH03RIDER]

Truth, a dialed in Q-jet is sweet and they have the BEST, KOOLEST, RAW SOUND at W.O.T.

Not enough CFM's? Don't know about that, the 800 CFM's feed BBC's and SBC's quite nicely. Look at the NHRA Stock and Super Stock drag racing where an OEM carburetor is require, the Q-jet was a top performer. John Lingenfelter, a drag racer and engine builder, was among the first to turn the Quadrajet into a record-setter on his Super Stock Chevy's running in the "9's".

Often overlooked was the need for a high-volume fuel pump (not high pressure like in an FI application) and larger fuel lines to keep the beast happy. I've got an 800 CFM Q-jet, pulled off a '72 Buick, 455-Stage 1 engine. It's future residence is to be on a 400-SBC in a '54 Chevy 5 window pickup w/Turbo 400 trans.

 

[Holeshot]

Well shit....might work as a part time commuter, but thinking hopes will be dashed on seller's reserve.

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[Abacinator]

Truth, a dialed in Q-jet is sweet and they have the BEST, KOOLEST, RAW SOUND at W.O.T.

Not enough CFM's? Don't know about that, the 800 CFM's feed BBC's and SBC's quite nicely. Look at the NHRA Stock and Super Stock drag racing where an OEM carburetor is require, the Q-jet was a top performer. John Lingenfelter, a drag racer and engine builder, was among the first to turn the Quadrajet into a record-setter on his Super Stock Chevy's running in the "9's".

Often overlooked was the need for a high-volume fuel pump (not high pressure like in an FI application) and larger fuel lines to keep the beast happy. I've got an 800 CFM Q-jet, pulled off a '72 Buick, 455-Stage 1 engine. It's future residence is to be on a 400-SBC in a '54 Chevy 5 window pickup w/Turbo 400 trans.

Nobody uses Q-jets anymore. Everything is Holley or AFB style these days

 

[TheRobSJ]

Definitely On my list of things I never want to do again:

Dial in/tune carburetors, automotive or moto

I very much concur.

Syncing carbs on my old CBX…ugh.

 

[bikeama]

Truth, a dialed in Q-jet is sweet and they have the BEST, KOOLEST, RAW SOUND at W.O.T.

Not enough CFM's? Don't know about that, the 800 CFM's feed BBC's and SBC's quite nicely. Look at the NHRA Stock and Super Stock drag racing where an OEM carburetor is require, the Q-jet was a top performer. John Lingenfelter, a drag racer and engine builder, was among the first to turn the Quadrajet into a record-setter on his Super Stock Chevy's running in the "9's".

Often overlooked was the need for a high-volume fuel pump (not high pressure like in an FI application) and larger fuel lines to keep the beast happy. I've got an 800 CFM Q-jet, pulled off a '72 Buick, 455-Stage 1 engine. It's future residence is to be on a 400-SBC in a '54 Chevy 5 window pickup w/Turbo 400 trans.

I had a Q-jet on a 455 Olds in my 18ft Tahiti jet boat. When you heard that "BEST, KOOLEST, RAW SOUND at W.O.T." You knew things were about to get fun.

 

[Abacinator]

I had a Q-jet on a 455 Olds in my 18ft Tahiti jet boat. When you heard that "BEST, KOOLEST, RAW SOUND at W.O.T." You knew things were about to get fun.

Oh yeah. A guy I knew years ago had a flat bottom vee-drive boat with a Tim Morgan built supercharged 454 with open headers. He took me out on it a couple times and hearing that thing scream was exhilarating.