First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... I'll second that (the shop, not Randy)!
Jim Weil '69 'Vert -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bo Svenson Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 6:49 PM To: First Generation Firebird-L Subject: Re: [FGF] Frustrated with Q-jet - feedback on Edlebrook - 69 400 TH400 First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Jim, For whatever it's worth, I've had GREAT results with my Q-jets from The Carb Shop <[email protected]> in Ontario, California. Randy, the front office guy, has (at times) the personality of an open grave, but don't let that throw you: the shop does terrific work. Bo > From: Jim <[email protected]> > Reply-To: First Generation Firebird-L <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:10:07 -0700 (PDT) > To: First Generation Firebird-L <[email protected]> > Subject: [FGF] Frustrated with Q-jet - feedback on Edlebrook - 69 400 TH400 > > First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List > ......................................................................... > I bought a proper # Q-jet and rebuilt it. Found that someone had monkeyed > with it before and plugged a couple idle circuts and some other things. It's a > lot better then the wroing QJ that was on my engine but it seems to bind and > does not want to return to idle. It seemed fine on the bench. The idle > screws don't work evenly either, turning one in will kill the engine > but turning the other in does not. The choke mechanism sucks too. Anyway I"m > really frustrated and wondering if I should just by an Edlebrook. My 64 > T-bird has the precuser to the current Edlebrooks, a Carter, and it idles and > runs very smooth. > > Who's swapped their QJ for an Edlebrook, esp if you had a TH400 - how is the > downshift switch handled???? Does the factor Air Cleaner fit without > adaptors? That's the biggest problem on my T-bird, the factory air cleaner > hits stuff and I have to use a spacer to lift the air cleaner up and it almost > hits the hood. I really want to keep the factory air cleaner. > > Jim > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> > Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[email protected]> > Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> > > Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> > Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> > > Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> > FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store>
