Hello:

I have a 1968 pontiac 350 4 bbl engine that needs a new carburetor. I wanted to get some advise from this forum on what would be a good carburetor to select (reliablity and performance are primary, cost secondary). I could always go with an original rochester quadrajet but wanted to get some input on what has worked well for others (Edelbrocks, Holley's, etc.)

I use Quadrajets, but I bought a Firebird with an Edelbrock and it worked just fine. I'd recommend the automatic choke option.

Q-jet.
Never had a holley or any other brand or type beat'm in performance, maintenance, and ecomomy.

I had my Qjet rebuilt, replated etc..like new....runs flawlessly. About $350

ok, my tip ...I`ll re-use it , just as it was given to me.

Do you feel comfortable working on carbs yourself?
if so ,buy what you like.

if not, buy whatever carb that a friend of yours like to work on...

when it was time for me to buy one, I asked my buddy (who`s a mechanic , automotive engineer and racer)
"Which is the best carb to buy?"

his answer:" one that you or someone you know can work on"

my reply: "Which one do You like to work on?"

he:Holleys"

me: "Ok ,were buying a Holley"



and JLT, I may have asked this before...but ,where are You in Texas?

JLT

Some advantages to the Q-jet
slight advantage economy wise in terms of gas milage compared to a Holley.
Can use the stock fuel line.
Can use the stock choke connection.

I have used a few different carbs and it hard to beat a Q-jet when it comes to a street car.

I bought a rebuilt Q-Jet from the NAPA store when I converted from a 2bbl. I am amazed how well the thing runs without any trouble. It just happened to come in with a 1970 Pontiac casting number. It was rebuilt by Tomko I think. Cliff Ruggles says such rebuilts should be avoided because they use parts from different carburetors in the same carb. I respect Cliff but I guess I got lucky, and maybe it's just because of the inherent quality of design in the Quadrajet.

Folks:

Thank you for the responses. It seems unanimous that an original q jet is the way to go.

Bjorn: I am located in Victoria Texas, 2 hours south of houston. We have spoken before when I lived in Houston. Good to hear from you again.

Is the voting closed? I run a Holley 670 Street Avenger on an Edelbrock intake. I plopped it on and never adjusted a thing and it runs great. The electric choke also functions well.

Rochester or Carter Q-jet. What's on the car now?

ok JLT, we go thru there sometimes...usually we do a Corpus cruise in the spring...or when Kelly comes up from Corpus to go with us up here he could meet up with ya, and you could tag along if you want!?

if interested email me and I`ll get Yu Kellys email...
we just located anothe r firebird in Corpus too..a mile +_ from Kelly ...lus theres a few others...