Stock '69 318, t-quad vs q-jet vs holley vs edelbrock?

remytherat said
I don't want to spend a ton on the performance upgrades, and I don't want to spend a ton on supporting upgrades to make way for more extreme upgrades.

Something that cruises well at 70 mph, not screaming down the highway.
As long as I can punch it at 30 and cruise to 80 in a jiffy i'm chill with it

Strongly leaning towards t-quad and 340/360 intake, exhaust first of course
Small primaries kinda just make sense for what I'm looking to do it seems like
Bottom line the thing has to be somewhat practical cuz I'm gonna drive the hell out of it

absolutely will do, I want to be able to cruise the canyons without dying

Going to stick with points and see if I can make it work, since if people could make em work in the 60s I don't see why I can't. That being said I have some experience with the pertronix modules which work incredibly well and I will probably install one at some point.

there's a 360 in a dodge van at the sun valley pick your part. stock 4bbl intake with a TQ on top and it even has electronic ignition. swipe all that and you've got some good building blocks for cheap.

however, a 360 manifold is going to have larger ports leading to a mismatch at the head. stick with the 318 stocker (they're out there) or port your heads to match.

that punch up from 30 to 80 is where you're really going to want a cam and some gears. but a 4bbl manifold and a carb even with the 2bbl cam in there is a worth while upgrade.