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Old 05-08-2015, 02:35 PM   #17
leftybass209
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Re: I'm an idiot and stripped out the fuel inlet on my Q-Jet

I love my Edelbrock 1406, where I used to hate it. It's such a misunderstood carb, much like a q-jet, but for different reasons. It's only fair to say an Edelbrock doesn't run right out of the box unless you have the proper fuel pressure, and make sure the carb stays cool. Once that's taken care of, it's the closest thing to fuel injection a carb can get, albeit still a large gap. Nothing wrong with Holley, except fuel mileage. It's a great performance carb that circumvents carb boil and over pressure issues from edelbrocks, but doesn't dial in for cruising quite as well as an eddy. Your end - goal and requirements for your truck will dictate which carb you use. As long as you don't over-carb, you'll be in good shape.
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