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834x4 4.3 · 02-20-2002, 04:53 PM

I want a new carb for my 4.3. No I do not want fuel injection. The way I see it there are only two on my list a jet performance quadratet or the new holley truck advenger. Price is close to the same. Need opinions on both. and no I kant spel

Triaged · 02-20-2002, 06:09 PM

I haven't heard anything on the new holley (other than what they put in their adds) but someone has to be the first one to get it and tell us how it works. Also with the Jet you can get a better deal if you send in a Q-jet to be rebuilt than buying one outright. Allot of hot rod guys just throw away Q-jets so ask them for a old one to send in as a core.

mj · 02-20-2002, 06:54 PM

they make a quadr small enough for the 6?
just get a normal rebuilt carb, jet i$ nut$

4x4realm · 02-20-2002, 08:58 PM

My budy swears the edelbroc q jet he just got is the best offroad carb ever. He has had carters and holleys both. I love my tbi!

Red Chevy Girl · 02-20-2002, 11:03 PM

I have the eldebrook carb q-jet on my truck haven't had any problems with it, hasn't cut out at all on good side angles or striaght up or almost striaght down, it also has the offroad kit in it. I've had it running in the truck for at least four years and no problems.

charlo · 02-22-2002, 11:46 PM

petersons's 4 wheel off-road did a comparison and the q-jet won hands down. I had a hard start at a 70 degree angle once and thats it. Good carb.

Grim Reaper · 02-23-2002, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mj
they make a quadr small enough for the 6?
just get a normal rebuilt carb, jet i$ nut$

Yep a 750 quad will do fine on a 4.3. Quads adjust to the engine needs. It will only feed the engine what the engine can handle. you can take a quad right off a 305 and bolt it on a 454 and it will run. Only things that might need any attention is to change the primarey jets and adjust the tenssion on the seconday door's.
It's not alike a hogly where you get all or none. By design with the smaller primarys it can keep the volocity up to run right on a broad range of engine. The secondaires are all vacume actuated. You can floor it all day long but untill the engine is moving enough air to pull the secondaires open they will stay shut. They are also less prone to off camber problems due to float bowl set up than any hogly that I am aware of.
The only thing that will do better than a Quad off road is Fuel injection.

02-20-2002, 04:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
834x4 4.3 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Member # 4468 Location: jax fla Posts: 17	want new carb. I want a new carb for my 4.3. No I do not want fuel injection. The way I see it there are only two on my list a jet performance quadratet or the new holley truck advenger. Price is close to the same. Need opinions on both. and no I kant spel

02-20-2002, 06:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Triaged Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Member # 5110 Location: SoCal Posts: 4,676	I haven't heard anything on the new holley (other than what they put in their adds) but someone has to be the first one to get it and tell us how it works. Also with the Jet you can get a better deal if you send in a Q-jet to be rebuilt than buying one outright. Allot of hot rod guys just throw away Q-jets so ask them for a old one to send in as a core. __________________ Link to thread on my calculator http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=204893

02-20-2002, 11:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
Red Chevy Girl Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Member # 504 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 690	I have the eldebrook carb q-jet on my truck haven't had any problems with it, hasn't cut out at all on good side angles or striaght up or almost striaght down, it also has the offroad kit in it. I've had it running in the truck for at least four years and no problems. __________________ Kristen 85 chevy, 350, T400, d60, corp 14 -4.56 gears, locked front & rear with 44" boggers 84 Toyota 02 F250 Diesel

02-22-2002, 11:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
charlo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Member # 9357 Location: Mojave Posts: 1,200	petersons's 4 wheel off-road did a comparison and the q-jet won hands down. I had a hard start at a 70 degree angle once and thats it. Good carb. __________________ Scrap metal with a chevy logo in front. BB,FI,1T,

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02-20-2002, 06:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
mj Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Member # 1919 Location: BC Canada Posts: 7,547	they make a quadr small enough for the 6? just get a normal rebuilt carb, jet i$ nut$

02-20-2002, 08:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
4x4realm Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Member # 4737 Location: redding, ca Posts: 405	My budy swears the edelbroc q jet he just got is the best offroad carb ever. He has had carters and holleys both. I love my tbi!