I understand Q-jets

[B.E. Herron]

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Tholey <pft101 at psu.edu>
To: diy_efi at coulomb.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at coulomb.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Friday, September 12, 1997 5:22 PM
Subject: I understand Q-jets

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>
>        To be more correct the reason the Holley carb is used over a Q-jet
>is because the Q-jet has a single fuel bowl in the center to feed both the
>primaries and secondaries.  Mechanical fuel pumps cannot keep this bowl
>filled, and electric fuel pumps that can keep an average carb filled run at
>a pressure that will blow past the Q-jet needle and seat, wich are only
good
>to 7 lbs.
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>
>Paul Tholey
>pft101 at psu.ed


Paul:

This brings up a question to me:  how do stock eliminators (required to be
TOTALLY stock with the exception of blue printing, balancing and headers)
make enough power to be in the 9 sec. range with QJ's if the above is
accurate?  Just a question. You have much more knowledge about carburators
than I do.

BEH
'66 Mustang Fastback     '73 Camaro RS