Daily Driver (Edelbrock vs Thermoquad)

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holley....without a question....i've used the others as door stops in the past.lol
 
If you are familiar with a Thermoquad, you will not find a better carburetor.
 
So there you go, 3 different answers right off the bat! I vote thermoquad for it's smaller primaries and much larger vaccum controlled secondaries...
 
either of those will need work

first question wich one you have

if any take the less expensive

and work on it for daily driver
no top performance is needed so...
if I were you and have any I would buy eddy
 
TQ, easy to find, cheap to buy and put a kit and floats in. Has an adjustable secondary air flap and adjustable secondary air flap travel setting so you can set secondaries for your particular application. Great throttle response with the small primaries. Plenty of parts still available. Here's some sites.

http://www.thermoquads.com/

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=27224

http://www.carburetion.com/Carter4TQ.htm

http://www.thermoquads.com/page347.html

http://www.carbkitsource.com/carbs/tech/Carter/TQ-index.html
 
I had no problem with a junk yard Thermoquad that I rebuilt, and ran 14.20@98MPH on a junkyard 440 out of a Chrysler 300 in a '69 Coronet, with no issues. Don't know how they handle built engines. Are jets and metering rods still available?
 
thermoquad if you know how to tune a carb and read plugs, if not use a holley 600 or 750 VS or Eddy.
 

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had a t-quad on my lil red and man that thing ran nice. it was real sensitive to dirt though. i have 5 or 6 laying around here. i used to pick them up for $10-$20 at swap meets..:)
 
I'll be the odd one out. Years ago I ran a QUADRAJET on my 340 for a very long time.
 
for smooth DAILY drivingh...the eddy...

otherwise you will be spending alot of time going to the junk yard looking for tq parts...
 
Thanks for the input guys. It looks like it's split pretty much in between. I ask this question because I may be coming upon some cash soon and want to put some money into my Dart. I have what is supposedly a rebuilt T-Quad on my 318 already but it very cold blooded while running very rich constantly. Its given me such frustration that I sometimes feel like just buying an Eddy and slapping it right on. I know good T-Quads are awesome performers and pretty good on gas. However this is going to be my daily soon so I need a smooth and dependable carb.
 
Considering the "HOLLEY" was NOT part of the question........... LMAO!

I have ran a AFB for many many years without issue. Finding tuneing parts for a T-Q can be hard. I like my T-Q over my AFB's, but there both dead dependable.

For a 318, the 600 cfm will do. Or the smaller primary T-Q. If it can be found with an electric choke, get it.
 
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