No you can't beat that. Sounds like some great deals on parts!!
Just thinking... how come nobody that runs a Thermoquad carb only owns one carb?
It's seems the average TQ carb user to car ratio is about 4 to 1. Four carbs per one vehicle. And how come one of those carbs usually is NOT a TQ?
I've got two TQ's and don't even run them. I'd like to though. I'd like to spend the time and learn them.
LoL, its mostly because going with a Thermoquad is quite the commitment. The rebuild kits are out there, but the tuning parts arent. Metering rods, jets etc arent being produced anymore so you basically have to:
1. Decide what size TQ youre going to use (800cfm or 850cfm)
2. Find/buy one, rebuild it or have it rebuilt professionally. That will at least get you "up & running".
Now, If you want to maximize power (afterall, thats the point of all this right?)
1. Start buying "parts carbs" to build your tuning parts inventory so you can actually do something with the carb
2. Once youve done that, you have to now figure out how to actually "tune" the carb with the parts you have hopefully acquired. FYI, there are 2 books out there on Carter carbs that I strongly recommend you DONT bother with. How to tune Carter carbs by Dave Emanuel & How to tune Carter carbs by Larry Shepard. 90% of the info in Dave Emanuels book is simply regurgitated word for word info from his previous books (even the Holley ones!!!). And Larry Sheppards book pretty much has all the same info that Dave Emanuel has in his (And NEITHER one of those books even tells you how how much psi you need to run @ the carb LoL!!! - how can you begin to tune a carb without knowing what to set the fuel pressure regulator for!). Im a book guy and I paid retail for mine just because I like to (same thing with researching stuff online, I love doin' it). But these books are more of a general guide to Carters with no actual tuning processes for high performance applications. If you really want to learn about TQs, go online and search or talk to someone who actually races with one.
So thats pretty much why you dont see too many TQ guys around when you simply order an 850cfm Holley with vacuum secondaries and that can also pretty much handle any street combo you can put together with a myriad of tuning parts readily available literally anywhere. So um... yeah, thats pretty much deal there.
