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My modified LS intake for Quadrajet

PostPosted: Sat May 27, 2023 10:22 am
by frank350
Thought I would post this here for you Qjet fans. I posted this on LS1tech as well, but it's more appropriate here I think.

Couple years ago, I decided to jump on the LS bandwagon for one of my cars, a 1968 Camaro. I went with the L33 all aluminum 5.3, mild cam, headers, and, of course, fed by a Quadrajet. The problem is there are no LS intakes on the market that enable us to install a spread bore carb, other than using an adapter/spacer which I didn't want to use because of the intake volume it added and the "funnel" effect.

So I bought an Edelbrock Performer RPM LS1, had the secondary side of the intake enlarged by having two aluminum plates welded, one on each side, and had a machine shop bore the intake to match a Qjet baseplate I gave them. Here is the result.

Re: My modified LS intake for Quadrajet

PostPosted: Sat May 27, 2023 10:25 am
by frank350
Looks like uploading pics doesn't work for me....oh well...

Re: My modified LS intake for Quadrajet

PostPosted: Sat May 27, 2023 12:58 pm
by 10132
…I remember this conversion from the old site…I was curious how this worked out for you. Was it worth it?

Re: My modified LS intake for Quadrajet

PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 3:14 am
by frank350
Yes, it works perfectly. Over 6k miles already.

Re: My modified LS intake for Quadrajet

PostPosted: Thu Jun 15, 2023 3:53 am
by 77cruiser
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Re: My modified LS intake for Quadrajet

PostPosted: Thu Jun 15, 2023 8:19 am
by rgalajda
Amazing. What model Quadrajet? Any changes to the Quadrajet?

Re: My modified LS intake for Quadrajet

PostPosted: Thu Jun 15, 2023 6:58 pm
by 77cruiser

Re: My modified LS intake for Quadrajet

PostPosted: Fri Jun 16, 2023 6:18 am
by GTO Geoff
Well done!
I am a fan of TQs. Same problem trying to mount a TQ to a Holley style...without using a spacer. The owner bought a Victor with a 4500 carb bolt pattern. There is enough metal in the TQ base to re-drill for the 4500 bolt pattern.

Re: My modified LS intake for Quadrajet

PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 8:32 pm
by 10132
Frank, what jetting recipe worked out best?