Thread: Performer-EPS

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Tech1, well I had originally thought of rebuilding the original Rochester Q-jet but when I got the car to the John York shop he wanted to push on as far as possible toward getting the car running. His way of thinking is mostly to build 351 Windsors with a five-speed manual and a 3.7 rear gear, although he has built other cars with SBC drivelines, so I guess he is used to building for higher rpm. That's when I let him proceed to installing the manifold with an Edelbrock carb. He originally wanted to install a 750 CFM carb which would be right for the Performer-RPM but way too big for my cam but he called Joe who installed the cam and then changed to a 600 CFM carb. Anyway I am pleased with the other work he did and compared to some other wild cowboys I have dealt with in auto repair this just falls into the category of a correctable misunderstanding. Anyway, I have the 600 CFM carb now which is a much more expensive item than the manifold so if it will work with the Performer-EPS I will stay with it just because I have it. Thanks for your other advice. If I find the present carb will simply not work I will try to exhange it somehow but that may not be easy. I had originally considered a carb in the 550-590 CFM range anyway for snappy performance in the low rpm range so 600 CFM looks good to me now.

DennyW, thanks a bunch for checking this for me. It looks like I have lucked out and can keep the 1406 carb. I was really fortunate to find this Forum, there are some real experts here with hundreds of person-years of practical experience. I note the price for the older 2101 Performer is about $120 compared to the Performer-EPS at $140 (including tax) so it looks like the Performer-EPS is the "improved Performer" and with this little adjustment I will end up with a good street setup.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder