| Re: Is quadrajet carb with altitude compensation still available ?? [message #172619 is a reply to message #172613] |
Fri, 08 June 2012 16:42   |
George Beckman
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| glacierfl wrote on Fri, 08 June 2012 14:15 |
Hello,
Thank you all for your information on this topic. We are talking Yosemite, so the elevation is going to be very high.... If i have my facts correct, i believe it can go way above 7,000 feet up there.... A little worried about going that high and causing serious engine problems. I like the idea of a carb thats elevation intelligent !!!!. Seems its a SOB to set up, from what you guys have said. I guess fuel injection would alter the air/gas mix automatically. As you can tell engines and stuff are not my best subject .... BUT i am learning.  . I would love all the bells and whistles, but right now not possible.
cheers and beers
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Fuel Injection was the best thing I did. Well, it allowed me to do the best thing I did. EFI let me put on a computer controlled distributor. Now, that made a difference.
But... EFI is just like a GMC. JimK once said, "What's the difference between a GMC and a hole in the ground?"
Answer, "you can fill up the hole."
Fuel ejection fixes the altitude thing instantly. Never think about it. But then you will want spark. Then you will want EBL so you can make instant adjustments with a laptop.
There is an EFI forum. Before I got fuel injection I would ask there. You can save some money by planning ahead rather than my technique... I have had to modify my wiring harness for fuel injection about five times.
But, hey it runs sweet t sea level and Raton Pass.
The forum is GMCMI-EFI and is a google group. Lots of help there.
http://groups.google.com/group/gmcmh-efi/about
'74 Eleganza, SE, Howell + EBL
Best Wishes,
George
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