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    From Snag@21:1/5 to All on Thu Feb 24 09:03:54 2022
    It kinda looks like I'm not going to find a 600/650cfm carb for my
    305 build ... so I'm faced with deciding which of the 2 carburetors I
    have on hand is going to be the best choice . I have a 750 Holley vac
    secondary with manual choke that I've been told is too much carb for a
    305 motor . My other choice is the stock Quadrajet , but I'm not sure it
    will support the potential of the mods I'm doing to this motor . Another negative for the quad is that I'll need to buy or fabricate an adapter
    plate to mate it to the square pattern manifold I'm going to use . I
    have rebuild kits for both units and time to decide , and who knows ,
    that ideal carb might just fall into my hands before I need it !
    --
    Snag
    My rights don't end
    where your fear begins .

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  • From AMuzi@21:1/5 to Snag on Thu Feb 24 14:19:48 2022
    On 2/24/2022 9:03 AM, Snag wrote:
    It kinda looks like I'm not going to find a 600/650cfm
    carb for my 305 build ... so I'm faced with deciding which
    of the 2 carburetors I have on hand is going to be the best
    choice . I have a 750 Holley vac secondary with manual choke
    that I've been told is too much carb for a 305 motor . My
    other choice is the stock Quadrajet , but I'm not sure it
    will support the potential of the mods I'm doing to this
    motor . Another negative for the quad is that I'll need to
    buy or fabricate an adapter plate to mate it to the square
    pattern manifold I'm going to use . I have rebuild kits for
    both units and time to decide , and who knows , that ideal
    carb might just fall into my hands before I need it !

    some suggestions here: https://www.summitracing.com/search/part-type/carburetors/make/chevrolet/engine-size/5-0l-305/engine-type/v8

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    Andrew Muzi
    <www.yellowjersey.org/>
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971

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  • From Snag@21:1/5 to AMuzi on Thu Feb 24 15:48:44 2022
    On 2/24/2022 2:19 PM, AMuzi wrote:
    On 2/24/2022 9:03 AM, Snag wrote:
       It kinda looks like I'm not going to find a 600/650cfm
    carb for my 305 build ... so I'm faced with deciding which
    of the 2 carburetors I have on hand is going to be the best
    choice . I have a 750 Holley vac secondary with manual choke
    that I've been told is too much carb for a 305 motor . My
    other choice is the stock Quadrajet , but I'm not sure it
    will support the potential of the mods I'm doing to this
    motor . Another negative for the quad is that I'll need to
    buy or fabricate an adapter plate to mate it to the square
    pattern manifold I'm going to use . I have rebuild kits for
    both units and time to decide , and who knows , that ideal
    carb might just fall into my hands before I need it !

    some suggestions here: https://www.summitracing.com/search/part-type/carburetors/make/chevrolet/engine-size/5-0l-305/engine-type/v8



    I guess I should have specified that I don't have 400 bucks to spend
    ... I'm looking for a rebuildable complete carb at minimum that I can
    lay my hands on and inspect . Buying online is dicey , might end up with
    a carb with the throttle shaft bores worn so bad it's unusable . I'm not spending a c-note for a carb that looks like it spent the last 7 years
    in a bucket half full of water .
    I guess I'll drag out the greensand and make up a pattern for an
    a-dapter plate . Got just the right alloy to cast one too .
    --
    Snag
    My rights don't end
    where your fear begins .

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