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Old 02-13-2011, 08:45 PM   #1
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4 barrel carb to a 2bbl carb

have an 80 blazer that i use for a daily driver...4bbl carb on it that needs to get rebuilt soon...with the gas prices here in california (saying it might go as high as $4.50-5.00 per gallon by summer) thinking about changing to a 2bbl carb set up.

any negative issues with this?
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Old 02-15-2011, 09:12 AM   #2
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Re: 4 barrel carb to a 2bbl carb

Yeah, a big 2-barrel will get worse mileage than a good vacuum secondary 4-barrel. I had to prove it to myself several years ago. I sure wanted that 2-barrel to win the mileage race, but it didn't.
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Old 02-15-2011, 08:55 PM   #3
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Re: 4 barrel carb to a 2bbl carb

If you have the stock Q-jet, get it rebuilt by someone who knows what they're doing - mail it off if you have to.
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Old 02-15-2011, 11:26 PM   #4
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Re: 4 barrel carb to a 2bbl carb

A quadrajet acts just like a 2 barrel until you get into the throttle. Have it rebuilt by someone who knows quadrajets or send it to someone who does.

They can set it up to run very efficiently if you give them all the info for your truck and they know what they are doing.

My sub scores 22 mpg when I draft, 15 highway non draft, and 9 in the city. It also have the jets drilled and different rods and hangers to match the cam and the power output I wanted.
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Old 03-04-2011, 11:28 PM   #5
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Re: 4 barrel carb to a 2bbl carb

How about a small 500 cfm Edelbrock?

Wouldn't it be equivalent in economy to a Q-jet when operating in the primaries?

Or is there something magic about a Q-jet?
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