Quadrajet Making A Popping Sound

[flanso]

The main flaw in the Q-Jet is its relatively small fuel bowl capacity. At wide open throttle, the turbulence of the incoming fuel causes the float to oscillate, along with the fuel flow curve. But if you aren't planning to do a lot of wide open throttle driving, a Q-Jet is a pretty good carb. You have got your cold drivability problem ironed out; I'd stick with your Q-Jet rather than buy a Holley which would also require a new intake manifold.

 

[c3po]

Originally Posted By: flanso
The main flaw in the Q-Jet is its relatively small fuel bowl capacity. At wide open throttle, the turbulence of the incoming fuel causes the float to oscillate, along with the fuel flow curve. But if you aren't planning to do a lot of wide open throttle driving, a Q-Jet is a pretty good carb. You have got your cold drivability problem ironed out; I'd stick with your Q-Jet rather than buy a Holley which would also require a new intake manifold.


I pretty much drive this car conservatively, I did some research on the Holley, nice carburetor, but the gas mileage is not as good as a Quadrajet.