72 skylark with a motor swap from 70 gs 455. When i bought the car it has an edelbrock 1411 750cfm on it. He gave me also an edelbrock 1413 which is 800cfm. Any reason he would have taken the 800 off to put the 750 on? Alot of local car guys prefer holly and say i should sell the edelbrocks and get a holly. Any thoughts from experts?
Qjet. Buy one from someone on here, not the parts store. Holley’s good for racing. Edlebrocks are shiny and sell well to people who think watery eyes from the smell of unburnt fuel is a good thing. Patrick
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Much appreciated. I will definitely get one of these when funds are available! For now i assume the 750 i have will work, or should i put the 800 on?
I have a Rochester Quadrajet on my 66 wildcat with a 425. I love it, easy to start, lots of power, and, if driven at 55 on the highway, 24 MPG Canadian (21 US). Plus, it is original equipment.
...for street use, assuming you can get it calibrated to suit the engine. Among the world's best carb designs; particularly the late-70's "Mod Quad".
A period-correct restored Q-Jet will always run better on the street than the Horry or the Elderbork.
What intake manifold are you using? You may have to switch to go Q-jet, or you are running a square bore on a spread bore (stock) manifold. Is there a problem with the current carb? He may have switched because the 1413 ran bad/broke. The Carter/Eldabrock carbs have hundreds of variations for many applications. When used by the OEMs, each carb model was different. That makes it hit or miss unless it is set up properly.
I like the idea of the new 800 annular discharge edelbrock. But I’m currently using a 780 vac. Holley. currently having my qjet repaired after the wrong hands drilled and drilled some more and well made it unusable. It will live again.
If it’s running fine leave it for now. You can save for a good qjet. Join the gsca club. There are members in it that are expert carburetor builders. There is a lot of great info and contacts in its content.
