Thermoquad worth it - or no?

I can not find a listing for a 2146 TQ. Normally they start with a 9 or a 6.

I found this e-bay ad; http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carter-Ther...y-Ford-GM-carb-600-/290621003947#ht_500wt_949

I noted the question(s) below the ad, "ask the seller a question" and the other numbers on it were 6463, which equals;

6453 74 360 HP AT F (3751434) 4098 5143 2005 1-1/2

According to the Vannth guide.

This would be the small 800 CFM carb (As there so called) This one comes off a early 360 HP engine with a auto. trans. and a .098 primary jet, a .143 secondary jet, and the rod is a 3 step at; .065 .055 .040

IDK what the stock step up spring is in terms of vacuum inch's until it pulls up, but you can use a AFB/AVS spring if your careful. There MUCH thinner.

While there CFM is great, the high flow ability is the secondary side. The small primary up front is about 200 cfm. The TQ can be made to work well. There not a high rpm carb. The Holley does better at a high rpm or velocity though it. Or at least that is what I have found. I guess, IMO that is.

The TQ is a pain to learn and get just right. You just might loose some hair over it. However, once you figure out the carb, they can be real gems. Not to mention, I have picked up gaggles of these carb for $20-$40 bucks. Cleaned and rebuilt them and have them run just fine. So for a rebuild kit and carb, 800 cfm at under $100... what is to argue about.

One of the short comings of the TQ is that it is a stock carb. Remember that. STOCK! How far can stock go in stock configuration? Well, it shows it's limits with big cams. The other problem is adjust-ability. You can have them worked on. Milled, modified, altered, bored out, add adjustable air bleeds, etc.... But now this is work to update a old stock carb.

Other guys will scream put a Holley on it, and, I can not argue with that. A stock Holley suffers from a very similar fate as the TQ. But parts are out there to fix that. Then a aftermarket Holley (Still a Holley brand/labeled) carb is even better yet.

TQ's work best as a dual purpose carb. Not to heavily cammed unless modified.
Keep the heat away from them TQ's.

In the end, you gotta run what your OK with, what ever you like.
Most people run a TQ because they want to run a TQ.
There's nothing wrong with a TQ.

The HIGH CFM TQ carbs were rated at over 1,000 cfm and are not good choices for the street at all. Unless you have a real monster in terms of power and cubic inch size.

And that is what I think.

By the way, does the Super Victor have enuff meat around the carb flange to cut away for a TQ? Just wondering. The MP M1 single plane intake would be intake of choice for this carb (Holley street Dominator is great as well or the seldom seen Offenhauser single plane spreadbore intake.) or a dual plane intake would be the Weiand Action Plus or Stealth modified. The Edelbrock LD-340 can be modded to work as well.