accepeted carburators on my stocker

[mat H/SA]

The engine is a 350/255hp factored a 280 by nhra
with 441 heads

[Bobby Zlatkin]

When I was building my '73 Nova, I read the rule book to say "must be the correct year, make and model specified for car's engine".

Since my car was originally a 2 bbl. and I wanted to run it as a 4 bbl., I went out of my way to find a Q-jet for a '73 Chevrolet with the L48 engine and a automatic trans.

Ended up paying through the nose ($500) to get the right one from one of those restoration guys. This, when I had a whole bunch of Q-jets in the shop including a new 1975 carb that had gone through by Woodro Jossey.

Later, after I got the car out there, I'm told that any Q-jet would have been OK as long as it was the right size.

See, that's what happens when you take the east coast rule book too seriously.

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by mat H/SA

The engine is a 350/255hp factored a 280 by nhra
with 441 heads

You need to talk to Danny Ashley, and/or Dean Oliver, among others, both are members here. I'd be looking for a 69-75 4MV genuine Rochester QuadraJet, with a "704" number on the side, such as a 7040203, or a 7045213. Those numbers are just examples. The "704" means it is a 4MV divorced choke style carburetor, the next digit is the year of manufacture, and the last three are the "model". You may need to find several cores in order to get a good one. And you'll find that what looks good on the dyno may or may not run good at the track.

[Joe DeMarzo]

Matt you have a PM