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08-28-2012, 06:28 PM

John4649

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Quadjet carb

I want to swap to a better carb what carbs are like oem what is a good brand to go with

08-28-2012, 06:54 PM

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What is wrong with your quadrajet that make you want to swap carburetors?

08-28-2012, 06:56 PM

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Q-jets can be trickier to work on, but they work well when they work well. Edelbrock is an easier plug & play carb. But yeah, are you having problems with the Q-jet?

08-28-2012, 07:11 PM

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They have always given me problems my 34ft bay liner boat runs twin 350 and has them and iv had nothing but trouble then my dad has never had any luck with them

08-29-2012, 09:45 AM

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Have your Q-Jet rebuilt or rebuild it yourself.

08-29-2012, 12:25 PM

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Don't want to rebuilt I'd like a dif one that's close to oem I know it's dumb but i want to get rid of the q-jet and get something better then I'd use the q-jet as a target for my 45