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07-20-2009 10:22 PM #3
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Is your manifold for spread bore (Q-jet) or square?
The 750cfm Q-jet, properly prepared is perfect for this engine. Summit has an Edelbrock 9972 - Re-manufactured Q-Jet Carburetor for $359. It will, in all likelihood, need some jet tweaking, but you could try it out of the box and might be surprised. Once dialed in, the Q-jet has awesome performance and nothing sounds like those big secondaries coming to life.
If your manifold is a square bore, a Holley 4150 or an Edelbrock 750cfm would be good. The Holley will run close to $500 with manual choke. I like the Edelbrock 1411, available for $325 from a lot of sources. It's is an electric choke simple bolt on however, my experience has proven that they are a bit rich out of the box and you may need to go down a size on the rods and jets. Easy to do, but make sure you use new gaskets if you change jets."Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty." John Basil Barnhil
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