TQ replacement update

[Brad Hogg <roadhogg@xxxxxxx>]

I was hoping for better highway fuel economy from that carb.  My 78 with a
400 and my 77 with 440 each get over 18 mpg highway.  Maybe I'll look into
the rebuild further.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jlindholm" <jlindholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 8:25 AM
Subject: IML: TQ replacement update


Hi all,
  just checking in after driving my '73 with the Edelbrock 1406 for a week.
  This car has never run so well,   (even when new)
I took a 300 mile drive on Thanksgiving, and with a mix of city and highway
(80mph) driving,  I got 13 mpg.

around town, where it would take 1/4 a tank to do one roundtrip to work and
back,  it's more like 1/16

I now have a smooth and very quiet idle, and at wot,  it really opens up and
screams.

The TQ  that was on the car was in pretty bad shape, and my attempt to
rebuild it revealed some bad patch work in the plastic body.
(I must have been getting 3-4 mpg in the city,  might as well just dump the
gas on the street)


I'm still getting the choke dialed in,  but all in all,  I am very very
happy with this.

I'd highly recommend this swap if you're having unresolvable trouble with
your TQ



Jack

73  Edelbrock 1406
81  Carter AFB