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Offline txchainsawgogi

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2 barrel carb question
« on: December 14, 2010, 07:15:37 PM »
Could I easily replace a 4 barrel qjet with a 2? I'm looking to really try and get as much mileage as possible and was told that if I wasn't hauling or pulling, that it might help.

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Re: 2 barrel carb question
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2010, 07:21:10 PM »
Could I easily replace a 4 barrel qjet with a 2? I'm looking to really try and get as much mileage as possible and was told that if I wasn't hauling or pulling, that it might help.

Also, would there be a direct bolt on that wouldn't require rejetting?

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Re: 2 barrel carb question
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2010, 07:50:57 PM »
Mr. Gasket use to make a 4 to 2 bbl. adapter.  I used to use them on my circle track car.  The problem you are going to have is the throttle cable is a different length and if you have a 700R4 that hook up won't be there.  Why don't you just unhook the secondaries?
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Re: 2 barrel carb question
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2010, 08:40:08 PM »
What would that do...and how would I go about doing it?

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Re: 2 barrel carb question
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2010, 08:48:53 PM »
If you keep your foot out of it and it's properly setup, your qjet will get better mileage than a 2 barrel unless that 2 barrel is meant for a much smaller engine.

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Re: 2 barrel carb question
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2010, 09:11:35 PM »
What would that do...and how would I go about doing it?

By removing the secondary linkage you would essentially would have a 2 bbl.  Assuming you have a Rochester quadrajet there is a linkage on the passenger side that opens the secondaries that you could remove.  It is easy to figure out once you look at it and how it operates.
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1986 C10 under construction
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