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A couple of things..............

I see that you live in the cooler part of the country...falling leaves. The fact that your choke is not hooked up will greatly affect the way it runs. That carb requires the choke spring type of choke. That mainfold has the heat riser system. I would put a manual choke on it.

You said that the carb is leaking...It may be from the throttle plate rod shafts. Quads are known for this. Have a good look for this.

If going with a new carb...600 cfm should be about the max, as it appears to be a stock engine other than the intake.

Nice car.... and ditto about the "600 cfm"...
If you do decide to use a new carb, you may want to consider one with an electric choke.... they are easy to hook up and work great....
Also the local parts store should have "studs" to replace those bolts holding the carb down!

I would also recommend doing something about the spark plug wires...
A set of custom length wires and some wire looms would go a long way in improving the look and reliability of the ignition system...
As they are, (lots of extra length and no real order)... something will eventually burn or arc or crossfire or......

Okay, quick update. I went ahead and ordered a 600 cfm performance series carb and an edelbrock fuel pump from Jeg's. As for the studs I'm gonna wait until I get the carb, because I noticed as I was taking the carb off today that that two of the mounting holes on the manifold are parcially stripped. I'm crossing my fingers hoping I won't have to re-thread them and if I do I'll need studs that fit the newly threaded holes, obviously.

As for custom spark plug wires, that sounds good. I'll get around to that soon I think. But it's gonna stay low on the list because I have to replace the steering column and do some cooling hose work, and make a decent air intake system... Etc. Etc.

Needless to say, she's a bit rough right now

You can pick up a heli-coil kit at the auto parts store that will restore the threads to the original sized stud. Cheap and easy to use.

Don

Since you obviously have hood clearance problems I suggest you look into a drop base air cleaner from K&N. The initial price is rather high, but you'll never have to replace the element. For spark plug wires I'd check Taylor Spiral core. Summit sells a good set for under $60 and Jeg's probably does too.

Update. Looks like I don't have to worry about the mounting holes in the manifold, the outer set will work nicely.


Okay, so the carb is a spread bore, and the manifold is compatible with spread and square bore, but the gasket that came with the carb is for a square bore. Is that gonna cause me problems?

I had other questions, but I forgot them. Maybe I'll remember later :P

Are you sure the new carb is a spread bore? I can't see a regular gasket coming in the box with it if it is.

Snap a picture of the base of the new carb and also of your intake with the carb off so we can see what you've got.

Don

Okay, I'll take some pics but, according to another thread on here "Square bores have the same size throttle plates for primaries and secondaries. Spread bores have bigger throttle plates for the secondaries." the secondaries are the holes toward the rear of the carb on the bottom, right?
My holes on the rear are bigger.

Edit: Okay, I just ran out and snapped a couple quick pics. The pics are at this link. The two on the bottom are the pertinent pics. (IMG_1500.JPG and IMG_1502.JPG) They were both taken with the front of the car to the left of the frame.

Ok, so you are saying your gasket holes are smaller than the holes in the carb??

Don

Sorry to confuse. The gasket has one big square open area in the center. Should I take a pic?

Edit: In my almost-drunken state, I just realizd the gasket and camera were within arm's reach so I snapped a quick picture. Hope that answers the question.


And thanks for putting up with me

No, you are ok with this gasket.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

No, you are ok with this gasket.

Don

Not for a spead bore, hes not....with that gasket, the big secondaeies won't even open.......and will peobably leak.


That is a square bore gasket.

He needs one like.... thishttp://performanceparts.com/part.php?partID=10213

I understood that he had the Performer, not the Performer RPM.
The performer doesn't need a spacer/adapter to fit a Q'jet or a square bore.

Yeah, there are a couple of things complicating trying to give an answer on this one. First of all, and I don't mean this as any slam to meebit, but he is rather new to this and isn't able to give us a good idea of what he has there. Secondly, even with the photos, we are not right there to put our hands on what parts he is working with, so in some respects we are just guessing.

Anytime you are diagnosing via phone or computer you are at a disadvantage, and while we all honestly try to give as accurate of an answer as we can, sometimes it is difficult.

We tried, that's all we can do.

Don

Hey guys thanks for the answers and sorry for the confusion. It's my fault entirely, as I have'nt bothered to sit down and put things in a concise manner for you. I've been kind of rapid-firing questions here and there and muddling issues. Sorry for that.

Okay, so here's the deal. The manifold is an edelbrock performer series. The carb is a remanufactured performer series (the OLD carb was and aged q-jet).

I have pictures of all three items in question, I shall post links.

1. The Manifold

2. The Carb

3. The Gasket

Kind of like 'The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly' only no Clint Eastwood.
All of the pictures are taken with the front of the car to the left of the frame.

I would post the pics right here except that they are quite large and I don't feel like cropping them, atm.

It appears to me that it's a direct bolt on, the only thing in question right now is the gasket.

Oh, and thanks again guys. Let me know if you need more info.