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buckola · 05-26-2005, 06:23 AM

A friend let me try his Edelbrock 1407 carb in place of the Q-Jet.The truck starts,idles and accelerats much smoother than the Q-Jet. It does have a slight bog at hard acceleration but it may be running a little lean. What It doen't have is the same BHAAAWAAA or the kick in the pants that the Q-Jet had when the secondaries opened.
I feel a 750 cfm may be a little large for a motor that is as mildly built as mine ( see sig) but should I expect more from the Edelbrock?

I suspect that the secondaries may not be opening. Is there a procedure for checking to see that they are functioning without staring in to the carb at full throttle?

thanks in advance

steve

05-26-2005, 06:23 AM	#1
buckola 1 Wrench / 10 Knuckles Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Burlington Ontario Posts: 179	Edelbrock ? A friend let me try his Edelbrock 1407 carb in place of the Q-Jet.The truck starts,idles and accelerats much smoother than the Q-Jet. It does have a slight bog at hard acceleration but it may be running a little lean. What It doen't have is the same BHAAAWAAA or the kick in the pants that the Q-Jet had when the secondaries opened. I feel a 750 cfm may be a little large for a motor that is as mildly built as mine ( see sig) but should I expect more from the Edelbrock? I suspect that the secondaries may not be opening. Is there a procedure for checking to see that they are functioning without staring in to the carb at full throttle? thanks in advance steve __________________ 1970 GMC Custom Vortec Heads, Edelbrock Performer Intake, Crane 272 Energizer, Hedman Full Length HTC Headers 2006 Dodge Charger SRT8. 1/4 mile 13.3 1973 Z1 900 Kawasaki ( all original)