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View Poll Results: Let's finish this once and for all!!! Your favorite carb: Holley? Edelbrock? Q-Jet? | |||
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162 | 33.96% |
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131 | 27.46% |
Quadrajet |
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184 | 38.57% |
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
If I had a truck with a quadrajet, I would never take it off. They are reliable and good gas mileage. I just got my Holley street avenger tuned on my gmc and its not bad. They say its tuned and ready to go out of the box. Ya right. One fuel screw all the way in and the other 1/2 turn out. Idle set at about 2000 rpm. Took some messing around with the vac guage but now it's running sweet.
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
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![]() I personally carry a S&W M&P40. I don't like the odd grip angle of a Block, and hated the grip safety on the XD. All are fine weapons, and like carbs, different folks like different guns for the reasons that THEY like them or what they know. BTW Gary, Sigs aren't polymer. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
Well I started the thread which means I should be able to take it off topic slightly as long as it's not inappropriate. I really think we switched to guns for a minute because we have beaten this horse to death, ground up it's meat and bones and sold it to Burger King!
Q-jet guys will be Q-jet guys..... Eddybrock dudes will stand strong with Eddybrocks...... ....and guys that want to build power, go fast and stand with a winner will adorn the Holley logo. lol |
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
Just in case someone might question my loyalty...
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
LMAO.....that blew my hair back Gary! All I saw was part of an "H" at first.
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
I'm goin Holley& Quadrajet.I'll takem' over a edelbrock any day! grew up around Holley and Quadrajets just gotta now what to look for! Edelbrocks a knock off of carter And Rochester.You can by an excellant Quadrajet from JET if you don't know/want to rebuild.Holleys and Quadrajets now are dime a dozen.Get a throttle plate bushing kit and rebuild away!
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
The Q-jet came with the truck. The Glock was a gift from my mother.
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
well Prostreet you already know Im Edelbrock man so thats my vote lol
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
I like the q-jets, good mileage, great secondaries, perfect 4 wheelin carb. BUT my experience with the nytrol float and todays crap gas/alcohol left me crazy. After a full rebuild with a new float it would last 5 to 6 weeks before the float would get heavy and the float level would be too high. I went though this pain twice before I tried a edlebrock and never looked back. I wish I could by real gas again.
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
Yes Yes everyone agrees Holley is the way to go for Performance.
But let's just throw a monkey wrench in this whole debacle and see how many have used the Predator Carburator? Fine it's off topic, once again but just curious who has used them with any success? Thank you and everyone have a Happy and safe Fourth of July!
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
Predators are basically just portable toilets. 1 Gal per flush(WOT stab)
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
Get a guy that knows how to build a Quadrajet the right way, you'll never look back! Best road manners for DD plus plenty of punch when you want it! I had Eddie Obie of National Carbs build mine and couldn't be happier!!! Disclosure: I've only owned Holley's and Q-jets. I used to rebuild Q-jets for the Q-jet haters crowd and they couldn't believe how well they worked. On my personal truck I had so many mods to the engine I needed a specialist so I hooked up with Eddie along with complete build sheet of engine, drivetrain and truck weight. Man did he nail it!
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
Holley terminator!!!!!!!
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
Not everyone can afford EFI system.
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
Can't believe that Holley is catching up to Q-junk!
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
QuadraBog!!
They are tricky and mods are hard. But if you know what you are doing they are the best. How many of yall know that there are two CFM's? 750 and 900! The 900 was only B.O.P.Caddy. big blocks during the '70s
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
I always thought there were 3 cfm's.
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
As far as "rating" there way two but they were 750 and 800 cfm. You can tell by the annular ring inside the primaries.
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
Yes , I'm sorry, you are correct! 750 and 800. The 800's are very hard to tell without comparing the two side by side. The only difference is the primaries.
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
For a basic "Performance" 350 cid SBC 600-650cfm Holley should work right?
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
Sounds like everyone has there favorite. I need to rebuild my q-jet on my BBC. Is the q-jet beginner friendly? the info they sent with the kit shows a pretty detailed description of breakdown.
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Re: POLL: Holley? Q-jet? or Edelbrock? Let's finish this once and for all!!!!
That's a loaded question. Q-Jets have a lot of parts. For a basic rebuild pay very close attention to things like how the primary metering rods attach to the power valve. One of the biggest problems is leakage in the secondary metering wells. Use JB Weld to on the bottom side of the wells to seal them. Don't mess with the adjustment screw for the secondary air flaps.
HP Books has a really good book on Q-Jets that detail every adjustment and how to make them scream. Even for the basic rebuild it is very helpful.
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