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woody31
07-25-2009, 08:34 PM
im looking for a 600 holley anybody have a good one on the cheap plz let me know. my quadrajet is junk and im tired of messing with it. thanks woody 81 elcamino i got FREE.:beer:

dougs85
07-25-2009, 09:12 PM
If you have a computer, the Holly won't work with it. Neither will your distributor. The Holly will probably not fit your intake either unless the Holly has a spread bore base. The Q-Jet is hard to beat if it's running right. All carbs will need a rebuild at some time, even Hollys. If someone gave you one for free, it will probably need rebuilding. I recommend you spend the dough on what you have. The Q-jet is the only carb that will pass emissions tests on your Elky if that is required where you live.

Doug

CoyoteOn2
07-25-2009, 10:03 PM
Great Advice from Doug, Think long and hard should you still want to convert / change that Carb.

woody31
07-26-2009, 06:19 AM
the carb is JUnk i will not buy another one. ill burn ol whitey to the ground first. still looking for a carb plz somebody help me out thanx..:beer:

texasjim
07-26-2009, 10:45 AM
+1 on what doug and coyote said my 87 still has the stock qjet and it has never been touched and i'tl still start on the first or maybe second rev and runs great I do preventive maint to it occasionaly cleaner run thru it etc it has 139000 miles on it and when it starts acting up I will rebuild it jim:texas:

woody31
07-26-2009, 11:17 AM
SOME ONE HURRY IVE GOT A HALF A GALLON GAS AND A MATCH READY1111!!!!!!!!1:nanawrench:

Viet_Vet
07-26-2009, 11:41 AM
How bout a carb from jeg's or Summitt??:dontknow: Glenn

woody31
07-26-2009, 01:22 PM
thanks for the tip however im on a very tight budget. hoping somebody has one sitting around gathering dust, i have no computer and no smog checks, thanks yall.

novelle
07-26-2009, 01:38 PM
I have a Holley 650 spreadbore. It is a single inlet with 2 bowls with a metering tube.

CoyoteOn2
07-26-2009, 03:30 PM
If your that set on changing it to a Holley~~~~~~~~~↑↑↑
No Smog, No Computer, THEN go with the Carb that novelle is offering.↑↑↑ AT LEAST you won't be dealing with an adapter, it would be the correct mounting for your Manifold.:dontknow: