Has anyone used an Edelbrock Rochester Quadrajet carburetor?
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I had one of those on my ‘84 K5 many, many moons ago when I lived in California and had to be emission compliant. The carb ran fine, but overall the engine ran like crap because it was a California smog dog.
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A properly adjusted Q jet has good drivability and reasonable economy on a GM motor. Would not classify it as a performance product. Never worked with an Edelbrock Q jet but never heard anything bad about them either. If it runs good............ great.
A properly adjusted Q jet has good drivability and reasonable economy on a GM motor. Would not classify it as a performance product. Never worked with an Edelbrock Q jet but never heard anything bad about them either. If it runs good............ great.
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What part number do you hace?
I have 2 of the Edelbrock 1910 (the 850cfm version) carbs, without a doubt the best carb I have personally owned.
I had a 750, 850, and 950HP series Holley on my Olds, the all ran just a tad slower and didn’t drive nearly as well as the Q-Jet.
Depending on what version you have, you might need to do some minor tweaks to really get it dialed in. Edelbrock builds them with a kinda rich calibration for really rowdy engines. Get with Cliff Ruggles, he can help tune the carb perfectly for your engine.
I have 2 of the Edelbrock 1910 (the 850cfm version) carbs, without a doubt the best carb I have personally owned.
I had a 750, 850, and 950HP series Holley on my Olds, the all ran just a tad slower and didn’t drive nearly as well as the Q-Jet.
Depending on what version you have, you might need to do some minor tweaks to really get it dialed in. Edelbrock builds them with a kinda rich calibration for really rowdy engines. Get with Cliff Ruggles, he can help tune the carb perfectly for your engine.
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I wish Edelbrock still made Quadrajets. 
Id buy one
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Id buy one
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I've been using an edlebrock quadrajet 1901 for nearly a decade. Runs fantastic. Like all quadrajets, you need to fine tune a little bit for your application but once you have it set up, you are golden.
