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Cliff R
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Pontiac - Street
09-15-2024, 07:33 AM
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Qjet hot air choke not hooked up. # 17056263
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Cliff R
"Cliff, thanks for chiming in. I wish you would...
"Cliff, thanks for chiming in. I wish you would do a video (camera looking down over work bench) of you or Ray doing a total rebuild. It would be nice to have with your book. If you have already done...
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Pontiac - Street
09-12-2024, 04:12 AM
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Qjet hot air choke not hooked up. # 17056263
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724
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Cliff R
Three things that MUST happen when you rebuild...
Three things that MUST happen when you rebuild your Q-jet, any year or model.
REMOVE the link and accl pump arm. Early models used a clip on the link, later models require driving the roll pin...
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Pontiac - Street
09-12-2024, 03:58 AM
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Timing chain - tell me if I'm being dumb
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Cliff R
I will NOT use any type of double roller timing...
I will NOT use any type of double roller timing set here. Tried one of the Rollmaster sets back in 1999 and it failed in 2004. They just stretch out keep on stretching, and once you get a lot of...
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Pontiac - Street
08-30-2024, 06:52 AM
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Q-Jet Misbehaving, Seems To Not Be Using Idle Circuit
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1,581
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Cliff R
I'm only working till noon today, then taking off...
I'm only working till noon today, then taking off for a long weekend. I will have a LOT of questions for you if you want me to get involved.
We have to make sure the issues aren't parts related...
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Pontiac - Street
08-30-2024, 06:31 AM
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Plug heat ranges
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701
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Cliff R
I've always had the best success with NGK and the...
I've always had the best success with NGK and the worst with Champion. V-Power 7's worked the best in my last 3 engines and matter of fact I never change them, just hit them with the bead blaster...
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Pontiac - Street
08-30-2024, 06:19 AM
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Question for Cliff
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Cliff R
Ray worked here for many years and is still doing...
Ray worked here for many years and is still doing rebuilds and restorations.
He uses my parts and didn't forget what he learned here. Also, when he gets in trouble he asks for help and I help him...
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Pontiac - Street
08-30-2024, 06:10 AM
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Q-Jet Misbehaving, Seems To Not Be Using Idle Circuit
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1,581
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Cliff R
Not a problem. The early Buick 455 carburetors,...
Not a problem. The early Buick 455 carburetors, 1971-74 are 850cfm units and among the very best starting points for a really nice high performance unit, especially for big CID builds and higher...
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Pontiac - Street
08-30-2024, 05:41 AM
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6X-4 heads on a 455
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7,271
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Cliff R
Crower may have finally started grinding the...
Crower may have finally started grinding the 60919 cams in house on a tighter LSA with less seat timing, but all the ones I've used over the years cam with a cam card stating 304/316, 231/240 @...
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THE LOBBY
08-30-2024, 05:06 AM
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Covid without getting political, please?
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1,412
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Cliff R
I also got hit with COVIID early 2020 and it was...
I also got hit with COVIID early 2020 and it was EVIL. It wasn't even on the radar yet, but I had all the classis symptoms of a very bad flu, fever, body aches, etc, and the added bonus of not being...
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Pontiac - Street
08-24-2024, 08:26 AM
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Question for Cliff
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Cliff R
I knew SMI was on their way out. Over the past...
I knew SMI was on their way out. Over the past couple of years or so I've had several sent here to get working correctly. Even though I'm retired from building them once in a while I'll take in...
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Pontiac - Street
08-23-2024, 10:36 AM
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Question for Cliff
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Cliff R
When I was still rebuiding and restoring...
When I was still rebuiding and restoring carburetors I refrained from bad-mouthing other sources as it's just not cool and really never a need to do that to steer work in your direction.
Now that...
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Pontiac - Street
08-23-2024, 10:29 AM
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Quadrajet jet/rod info needed '79 Olds 403 T/A
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492
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Cliff R
Those are the stock jet/rods for one of those...
Those are the stock jet/rods for one of those carburetors. It should have CV secondary rods as well. If you are rebuilding the carburetor I would suggest using one of my rebuild kits and getting a...
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Pontiac - Street
08-21-2024, 07:34 AM
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Qjet pull off
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830
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Cliff R
Do NOT disconnect the link from the pull-off up...
Do NOT disconnect the link from the pull-off up to the secondaries. I see folks recommending this all the time and it will not work. The pull-off is there to provide smooth transition and it must...
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Pontiac - Street
08-15-2024, 06:42 AM
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Quadrajet filter
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479
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Cliff R
The Marine filter is a fine micro-screen mesh...
The Marine filter is a fine micro-screen mesh filter and prefered for high performance use. With a thin wire diameter spring they fit most short housings after 1967. They can also be cleaned...
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Pontiac - Street
08-13-2024, 09:43 AM
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Q-jet fuel starvation...
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1,671
Posted By
Cliff R
I sell Marine specific rebuild kits. They have...
I sell Marine specific rebuild kits. They have the correct Marine parts and will cure the issues you are having:
https://cliffshighperformance.com/product/quadrajet-marine-rebuild-kit
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
08-11-2024, 10:20 AM
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Ditched my Petronix
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1,406
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Cliff R
PS: one more note on points. Two things MUST...
PS: one more note on points. Two things MUST happen if you are going to use your OEM distrributor. It needs to come apart for cleaning and lubrication. 50 year old factory grease isn't going to...
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Pontiac - Street
08-11-2024, 10:09 AM
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Ditched my Petronix
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1,406
Posted By
Cliff R
The problem with ALL electronic points...
The problem with ALL electronic points conversions is that no matter how good they work they ALL eventually fail. This will never happen when you are sitting in front of Jegs or Summit Racing, so...
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Pontiac - Street
08-06-2024, 11:48 PM
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Melling Valve Springs - Stock?
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846
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Cliff R
Just a side note hear. Do NOT under any...
Just a side note hear. Do NOT under any circumstrances go by the listed specs for aftermarket springs. Pull them out of the box and test them with the retainers you plan on using. I seen HUGE...
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Pontiac - Street
08-04-2024, 10:10 AM
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Ignition/Distributor choices
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3,394
Posted By
Cliff R
As I've mentioned many times on here and other...
As I've mentioned many times on here and other Forums, most aftermarket distributors work, some are decent, so-so, others are PATHETIC. No matter what you choose in that arena ALL of them will take...
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Pontiac - Street
08-04-2024, 09:59 AM
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Melling Valve Springs - Stock?
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846
Posted By
Cliff R
Go to Ebay and type in "stock Pontiac V-8 valve...
Go to Ebay and type in "stock Pontiac V-8 valve springs". You'll find a listing for them, USA made for $67 shipped....
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Pontiac - Street
08-03-2024, 11:25 AM
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T/A shaker air flow
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3,849
Posted By
Cliff R
The factory Shaker assemblies have PLENTY of...
The factory Shaker assemblies have PLENTY of opening to support big HP. The problem I found with them are that the later variety were redesigned and used a shorter top and it moves the air cleaner...
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Pontiac - Street
08-03-2024, 09:35 AM
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Help with cam selection: crower 60243 or voodoo 704?
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1,973
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Cliff R
I built a 400 decades ago with a Comp XE268 cam. ...
I built a 400 decades ago with a Comp XE268 cam. It was topped with #16 heads but used those 8 valve relief pistons (short block already machined and pistons selected by the owner). Since they...
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Pontiac - Street
08-02-2024, 07:34 AM
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23
Edelbrock 1406 on a 326
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993
Posted By
Cliff R
Jon is correct. I've tested (or tried to test)...
Jon is correct. I've tested (or tried to test) Edelbrocks AFB clones many times on Test & Tune nights and private track rentals. They can be made to work OK on the primary side. Not overly...
Forum:
THE LOBBY
07-31-2024, 10:21 AM
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22
USPS Packages taking a Road Trip
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1,077
Posted By
Cliff R
Just about everything USPS from here goes to...
Just about everything USPS from here goes to Columbus first. It hasn't been too bad in recent years, but rest assured if you don't put in all nine numbers for the zip code it's going to be missing...
Forum:
THE LOBBY
07-31-2024, 09:14 AM
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22
USPS Packages taking a Road Trip
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1,077
Posted By
Cliff R
I spend about $30,000 a year shipping parts all...
I spend about $30,000 a year shipping parts all over the World.
USPS is my primary shipping service in the USA. They have actually upped the game in the past couple of years going from loosing...
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