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I have a stock QJ and intake on the GTO and an Edelbrock with performer intake on the Firebird. I prefer the QJ. Better gas mileage, starts quicker and idles smoother. I like the small primaries and BIG secondaries. The stock air cleaner fits on either car. Regards, Bob Trimpe > Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:10:07 -0700 > From: [email protected] > Subject: [FGF] Frustrated with Q-jet - feedback on Edlebrook - 69 400 TH400 > To: [email protected] > > 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. _________________________________________________________________ Internet Explorer 8 – Now Available. Faster, safer, easier. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/141323790/direct/01/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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>
