Re: Fwd: Q-JET

I believe you need to look at the facts a little closer. While many out and out race oriented production cars did use Holleys and Carters, The Qjet did service on all the Ram Air Pontiacs, the W series Oldsmobiles, the Buicks and was even used on the '71 429 CobraJet Fords.  Chrysler used them on their trucks in the '80s.  The Qjet has been in production and OEM use longer than any other carburetor ever designed except the Rochester 2GC.  More drag racing records have been set with a Qjet than any other carburetor.  It is not a race carburetor, but it is hard to beat on the street for performance and economy.  And, Edelbrock did not take "so long" to offer a Qjet copy; it was the first carburetor Edelbrock offered for sale, even before the AFB copy.  Holley and Carter developed their own versions of the "spreadbore" because of the Qjet's success.  Whether you like the Qjet or not, please don't be a history revisionist.  

On January 28, 2005  wrote:

> I'm forwarding this reply I wrote to the Jeep list. Names have been altered
> to predict the uninformed!
> 
> 
> A: I don't have any emoticons or I'd put the rolleyes guy up for this one!
> Absolutely NOT the most powerful (don't see any on hemis or old Chev factory
> race cars, do ya?) as the top carbed motors pushing out the ponies don't run
> them. It's a toss up between Holley and Carter AFB for that one (and if the
> Rochesters were so good, why did it take so long for Edelbrock to build a
> racing copy of them? I would really like to try one of those on something
> one day) It's not as easy to rebuild as a 2100 or 2150 (I'd sooner have the
> 2100) Even the Carter BBD is easier to play with the the Qjet, but since
> people don't understand them, they toss them rather than learn and go with
> what they do know.
>    It's like the Chev vs Ford vs Dodge vs AMC fights. They all have their
> good points and their bad points. If AMC had the kind of money to throw at
> building their motors that Edelbrock put into the new heads, there would
> have been fantastic performance gains from the factory. Could you imagine
> what the AMC Eagle would have been like with about $500 more invested into
> building each rig? 4.0L from the factory with auto overdrive and a low range
> would've made them THE SUV to have alongside the Jeep Cherokees in the '80s.
> How about a factory 4.0L FSJ with 4.10 gears and a 4.0L or better yet, a
> 4.6L stroker Mexican motor STOCK with fuel injection? They could've been
> first, but it's a case of shoulda, woulda coulda now.
> 
> 
> --- In FSJ-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "g_r" wrote:
> 
> The Q-jet is very easy to rebuild. And it's the most powerful,
> reliable, and fuel efficient carburetor ever built. Period.  No
> contest
> >
> > lol
> > --- In FSJ-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,  <yyyc186@xxxx> wrote:
> > > 2150 is still the sorriest excuse for a carb ever made.
> > >
> > > After I get around to putting in the concrete and sub floor
> heating
> > in my
> > > shed I'm putting in a TBI system from CustomEFI.  My waggie will
> be
> > better
> > > for the environment, get consistent mileage, and never again have
> a
> > > worthless power valve peeing gas into the intake manifold.
> > >
> > > Had they put Rochester 2 barrels on these rigs from the factory,
> > none of us
> > > would be complaining about mileage, we would be complaining about
> > places to
> > > get bushings.  Every Rochester I ever had ran lean.  The cars got
> > great
> > > mileage, but they did consume a set of plugs about every 10K.
> > >
> > > Roland
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