Carter Carbs

I have a stock L-48 1980. It has the Q-Jet. Can't get it to idle down , seems to load up constantly , runs fine off idle. Have a Carter 600 cfm on the shelf, any thoughts on using this with an adaptor.

I would suggest having your Q-Jet properly rebuilt. It's an excellent carburetor. The Carter will certainly work...look at all the Edelbrock clones of it they sell. By the time you get adapters, a modified fuel line, fuel filter, adapt the linkages, acquired an idle kick-up solenoid and bracket (if you have a/c), and whatever else, you've pretty much paid the cost of a professional rebuild of your Q-Jet.

The Carter is a very good carburetor, and oe for many muscle cars as well as earlier Corvettes. I would think you'd do well to sell it to someone who has a mid-60's GM or Mopar muscle car who wants originality.

Thanks, well taken

The two thing that make it typically idle fast are the fast idle cam sticking, and the secondary throttle sticking. The secondary can stick a tiny amount and really mess up the base idle. It also screws up your fuel mixture.

Ken Styer

|UPDATED|3/4/2004 4:45:43 PM (AZT)|/UPDATED|

Thanks, I'll work on the Qjet, This carb used to be on a 400 small block I had, it understand it and it understands me, I'll just have to grow to love the Qjet