Computerized carb

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Can you put a non-computerized carb on a truck that originally had a computerized carb??
 

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Whats a computerized carb? Do you mean throttle body fuel injection?

Technically yes, you can put a carb on any engine. You could put a carburetor on a diesel engine. It just depends on how many mods you want to do.
 

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Whats a computerized carb? Do you mean throttle body fuel injection?

Technically yes, you can put a carb on any engine. You could put a carburetor on a diesel engine. It just depends on how many mods you want to do.
Feedback carburetor with internal MC solenoid. Think they were only used one or 2 years on trucks. Cars were quite a bit earlier. Actually a decent unit but takes a couple inexpensive tools to set up properly.
 

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Can you put a non-computerized carb on a truck that originally had a computerized carb??
Do you truly have a computerized carb or a dual accelerator shot carb? If you have a throttle position sensor on the drivers side and a 2 wire solenoid on the front passenger side top it is a computer controlled carb,if it just has the solenoid top passenger side it is a dual accelerator pump shot. I doubt you have a ccc carb, 1 year only, California only, to the best of my memory. The dual accelerator pump carb is the same as any other quadrajet if it is disconnected.It will cause no issues. Switching to a different quadrajet may cause issues,they are not all set up the same. Different jets,metering rods,air bleeds,spring windup,etc. If it is truly a ccc quadrajet,post back letting us know. Using a non ccc carb on place has its complications,we'll need to walk through the mods.
 
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Do you truly have a computerized carb or a dual accelerator shot carb? If you have a throttle position sensor on the drivers side and a 2 wire solenoid on the front passenger side top it is a computer controlled carb,if it just has the solenoid top passenger side it is a dual accelerator pump shot. I doubt you have a ccc carb, 1 year only, California only, to the best of my memory. The dual accelerator pump carb is the same as any other quadrajet if it is disconnected.It will cause no issues. Switching to a different quadrajet may cause issues,they are not all set up the same. Different jets,metering rods,air bleeds,spring windup,etc. If it is truly a ccc quadrajet,post back letting us know. Using a non ccc carb on place has its complications,we'll need to walk through the mods.
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Yes but trucks it was a 1 year only,California only deal as I remember it.
 

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"Computer Command Control" - producing "harmless CO2".. wow, I wonder how many GM executives today remember this ad ?? Priceless !
 

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