quadrajets? need help quick.

Sadly, a lot of the Q-Jets that Mopar bought were the "electronic" versions (E4ME) which should be avoided. For performance use, look for either the early "4M" versions or the "M4M" versions which use different rods/jets but the fundamentals remain the same. Any Mopar version, electronic or not, will be of the later "M4M" style.

As long as some monkey didn't overtorque the front bolts, warping the main body to junk, a Q-Jet is a perfectly decent carb. But a warped/hacked Q-Jet will bring you no end to frustration.