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    cheap guy wants to redo old qjet for smaller engine

     



    hi friends ..I was wondering if its possible to redo one of my old pontiac qjets to use on my 262 v6 motorcheaper than buying a squarebore edelbrock.I have 4 qjets from 400 /455 pontiacs from the late 60s to early 70s any thoughts ?thanks phil the geezer

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    I would say go with one of the 70s Qjets . The biggest problem is the choke set up . You may have to buy one of the auto store manual choke kits with the cable . And the linkage set up on the pontiac carb has a pin type . You may have to replace it with the ball type . Take the # off the side of your carb . Go to your local auto store and pick up a renew kit and a can of carb cleaner . I also am using a rebuilt 1970 Chevy Q Jet on one of my budget 350s .

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    There is nothing wrong with running a Q-jet, I have run them on anything from a V6 to 454, they will support 500 hp, or as small as you want. There is some things you should do to them to prevent problems with them. A Q-Jet will only give the motor what it wants. Get a newer one that has a electric choke, (but not one for a car with a computor, 80's) it will be a emissions carb, but it will be great on any V6.

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