Quadrajet vs Edelbrock 1405

agv18 said

Hey guys I wanted get somebody’s input on which carburetor I should put in. The car is a 1972 Scamp with a 318, the car is pretty much stock and I was curious if it was worth the effort to upgrade. It has the original Carter bbd that does the job, but I also just got a quadrajet and a edelbrock 1405 sitting around and I was curious on what anybody thought on dropping either one in.
On a side note there is somebody selling an edelbrock performer intake in my area, was also curious if it is recommended.
Thank you!!!

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What’s your area, I have a Performer.
Send me a PM.

On the carb, ether is fine.
I like a spread bore for its fuel efficient small primary side and excellent secondary power adding when you hit that beautiful WOT for a sweet roar.

The 1405 is absolutely fine as well. I make use of them often. They are also good on fuel.

Everything is tuning tuning and tuning.
If you do that, tune the high heavens out of it and the ignition, with 2.76 gears you can see 20 mpg and better on a flat road. I did with a 600 on a 360 in a 3700lbs car.