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Huck · 10-07-2004, 08:31 AM

I'm running Edelbrock 1406 with elec choke. They are ok.
Here tell you can get a rebuilt Q-jet carb from Autozone for around $99 with a warranty which may be a simple solution.
As mentioned above, a new edelbrock 1406 runs around $250. but requires either a different intake or an adapter for the factory spred bore. The edelbrock that is a copy of the original spred bore that Pierce mentions costs over $500 which is a bit too pricy for me.
If fuel economy is your objective, I would go to an HEI ignition first, then marry an arab babe who's family owns oil wells!

10-07-2004, 08:31 AM	#8
Huck Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Shelbyville, KY Posts: 3,269	I'm running Edelbrock 1406 with elec choke. They are ok. Here tell you can get a rebuilt Q-jet carb from Autozone for around $99 with a warranty which may be a simple solution. As mentioned above, a new edelbrock 1406 runs around $250. but requires either a different intake or an adapter for the factory spred bore. The edelbrock that is a copy of the original spred bore that Pierce mentions costs over $500 which is a bit too pricy for me. If fuel economy is your objective, I would go to an HEI ignition first, then marry an arab babe who's family owns oil wells!