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Re: Electronic QuadraJet and factory Electronic Spark Control [message #333682 is a reply to message #333679] Tue, 19 June 2018 06:26 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Chris Tyler is currently offline  Chris Tyler   United States
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Those feedback Qjets were a stopgap measure until true EFI got sorted out. Other manufactuers were soing much the same starting with the Mopar 'lean burn' system up 75 until about 85.

I hasd one factory stock on an 84 trans am. Worked well when it was stock, but even mild mods caused the ECU to flip out. Tried some tricks to modulate it. Eventually gave up and went to a non electronic Q jet and later an Air sensors EFI.

The ECU also controlled the ignition timing and wasnt adjustable or easily tunable. Had to replace the dizzy also.

AFAIK, all those are 750 CFM. 800 CFM Q jets are comparitively rare. They have larger primarys

The feedback system only worked in closed look [idle and cruise] conditions and used a narrow band sensor. open loop [operations were mechanicly controled as they always had been.

Bottom line is I dont think its worth messing with. If you want to invest the time and money to use an aftermarkert ECU to control it it might work but you would be far better off with at least a TB type FI or Fitech type self tuning unit


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