GM carb on my 400

yellowdartdave said

Classic case of it is easier to buy stuff off the shelf than to engineer and build it yourself.
Rolls-Royce used GM electronics and A/C systems and Turbo transmission back in the 70s.
Ferarri used 400 turbos on their V12 400 sports coupe. A lot of their owners have now swapped in Vette 6 speeds now.
When my brother bought a 308GT4 it was missing both air pumps and the previous owner said that the Ferarri dealer wanted $1500 each as they were a super rare item.
I picked up 2 and sent them to him so it could pass the visual part of the smog inspection.........
$10 each for Chevette air pumps at the U-Pull-It!! That is what Ferarri used originally.

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No Ferrari never used the GM trans. Jaguar did on the XJ V12 Coupes/Sedans and X-type cars with autos used the GM Turbo-Hydromatic 400. The torque of the V12 and the girth of the XJ was murder on the Jaguar unit. That's why it is so common to pull a V12 from the XJ Coupe and swap in the GM Small block. I did one last year with my buddy who owns a 1976 Jaguar Coupe V12. Also remember all C5-C6 Vettes use a rear trans axle with the trans is in the back. 50/50 bias.

Not to be confused with all the details, but GM Delco was a supplier for GM as well as GM a/c units were built by Frigidaire (GM owned) in the 60s-80s.

Just like today Bosch, Hitachi, Nippon Denso they are 2nd tier suppiers for GM Ford and Chrysler LLC Toyota and so on. I swear you can't find a new car that uses anything other then Bosch injectors.

But back to the QuadraJunk, all kidding aside they QuadraJet carb was/is a great stock motor carb, some people swear by them. They are easy to work on and the small primaries are easy on fuel. I think the QuadraJet was the best all around carb for every day driving. Just like all things they became to complicated. For you stick with the QuadraJet and rebuld it when necessary. It's easy.