whats the best carb

[2jack3jack]

I believe its the q-jet for reliability and got to love the huge secondarys. But for race use id have to say a holly? Q-jets are great tho

[mycrors4]

werll i dont know anything about carbs, but when i first read the title, "pasta" came up in my head

[texan_idiot25]

Depends on application. Wide open power, any old 4bbl will do. If you need crisp throttle response, G-jet spread bore carbs, multi carb setups, etc are the way to go.

[bnR34]

ive always loved the quadrojet.. reliable and if it goes out theyre a dime a dozen!

[jimmythekid1]

Edelbrocks are the easiest to set up and make run straight out of the box. The are good for daily driving and a have good reliability. They are also jetted for today's fuels. The only down fall on these is the fuel bowel set up, they tend to starve fuel when you start to get the front wheels off the ground.

Quadrajets are OK but good cores are getting hard to find. Since these thing haven't be produced in like 30 years by time you get one rebuilt and jet right you would have been better of buying a edelbrock. Even some of the professionally factory rebuilt ones are not quite right. Also stave fuel with the front end lifting.

Holley's are great performance carbs. But they are harder to tune, and require a little experience. They are not as good for daily driving, but are really nice when setup right. They way the bowls are set up on these they do not stare fuel with the front end up.

Really there is no best carb just a matter of what your trying to do.

[stang_racer]

when you say race, what do you mean? off road racing, drag, touring, what?

[2jack3jack]

Holleys are good for drag racing. I think for reliabilty a rodchester 2bl are the best the one on my 67 still works and is the orginal factory one

[Blade.]

I prefer the Barry Grant, Speed Demon Jr. Road Warrior for Street/Strip, the Rotchester's that came on TBI 4.3L V6's from Chevrolet/GMC, and any Holley Carb. all of which reliable.

Blade.

[texan_idiot25]

Originally Posted by jimmythekid1

Edelbrocks are the easiest to set up and make run straight out of the box. The are good for daily driving and a have good reliability. They are also jetted for today's fuels. The only down fall on these is the fuel bowel set up, they tend to starve fuel when you start to get the front wheels off the ground.

Quadrajets are OK but good cores are getting hard to find. Since these thing haven't be produced in like 30 years by time you get one rebuilt and jet right you would have been better of buying a edelbrock. Even some of the professionally factory rebuilt ones are not quite right. Also stave fuel with the front end lifting.

Holley's are great performance carbs. But they are harder to tune, and require a little experience. They are not as good for daily driving, but are really nice when setup right. They way the bowls are set up on these they do not stare fuel with the front end up.

Really there is no best carb just a matter of what your trying to do.

One advantage the Qjet has over some of the side bowls is that it's central bowl is less effected by odd angles and g-force. Also edlebrock reproduces them with new cores if I'm not mistaken

[jimmythekid1]

Originally Posted by texan_idiot25

One advantage the Qjet has over some of the side bowls is that it's central bowl is less effected by odd angles and g-force. Also edlebrock reproduces them with new cores if I'm not mistaken

i have never heard that but it does sound right looking at the way the bowl is set up.

[2jack3jack]

I've heard nothing but bad things about demons

[Blade.]

Originally Posted by 2jack3jack

I've heard nothing but bad things about demons

I actually haven't had a problem with mine yet. She's a 4bl. She's been a whole lot better then the Rotchester that's for sure, and lets say my Holley is meant for a V8 type of engine, not a V6.

Blade.

[texan_idiot25]

Originally Posted by jimmythekid1

i have never heard that but it does sound right looking at the way the bowl is set up.

One of the lesser known pluses of them.

Originally Posted by 2jack3jack

I've heard nothing but bad things about demons

For a street car they maybe bad, but for a high CFM race motor, they're hard to beat it seems. But most that I see beeing used are the borderline race versions, and so it has a specific application.

[2jack3jack]

Even in race cars I heard they were junk. Whether it be from metal shavings in the carb to having to them running lean. I don't know tho never used one. So your running the demon on a v6 you got me confused lol

[Blade.]

Yessir, 4.3L V6, built by Chevrolet, the TBI crap ripped out and replaced with an edlebrock 4bl intake manifold onto the block, new headers, new valve covers, 350 pistons, new push rods, new valves(intake and exhaust), new rocker arms, valve springs, all of which was recently done, with a new camshaft, and rebuilt the block while I was at it with the 350 Pistons. Why I say 350 Pistons, because I took them out of a Chev. 350 .

So the Demon was choice pick for the engine, suits her well also. Mines not running lean, nor' is she running rich. She's running normally I just have to replace the spark plugs more often to get the best out of the setup.

Blade.