Thread: which q-jet?

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as i'll be doing a lot of bumpy, extreme angle off-roading, a q-jet is really the only sensible carb choise for my 383 stroker (plus it gives good low down torque), the trouble is which one????

for example, summit racing sells at least 20 different one, from new to remanufactured, edelbrock, rochester and holley versions, and then some which seem idendical but have a totally differnt price (by as much as $150)


can anyone give me any advice as to where to buy one, and which one to buy? preferably someone who has got one. im totally lost as i have no experience of them (yet!)


cheers for your help guys
lobster

Lobster.....

several years ago, I had the same question as you do.....which Q-jet to use. A friend had recommended JET Performance (in California). I called them and gave them the details on my motor and the intended use. They built me a q-jet that was fantastic. It was correct out of the box....I had to only adjust the idle speed.

It had the shaft bushings installed and the well plugs epoxied..... all the stuff that you have to do. And the price was in the $300 to $350 range as I remember.

I recommend them over the Edelbrock.

mike in tucson

cheers guys.
the jet carbs look good, and they come in three tune stages aswell. if i can get a performance q-jet over a standard, then all the better!

the strange thing is, from JET themselves, the carb costs $519.99, where as from JEGS the same carb (apparently) only costs $359.99!!!!!!!!! (both stage 2)

do the ones from JET have something extra that JEGS dont include in their jet carbs?

that would make sense. its amazing anybody would buy the carbs from JET then!

Mike... you say they built one for you? did they customize it specially for your ride? prehaps that would also contribute to the extra cost