A little more oomph

Rat Bastid,
If you had bothered to read the OPs posts, it was pretty clear with the parts he already has & his budget, he just wants a mild performance increase & not a race engine.
Of course you are not going to address what I said because it is all true & you have no answers.....& no clues.
YOU introduced the QJ into this thread, not me. I would not recommend a QJ for the OP because I get from the OP he is working on the KISS principle for his upgrade. The best carb in that case would be a Carter/Edel AFB or AVS. Reliable, easy to tune, great power with good mileage, will run for years without problems.
Now to address some more of your BS:
- so you know of cars running 9 & 10s with QJs. Well why did you mention the single float bowl/single inlet needle as a 'problem'??? If they can run 9s, that takes a lot of fuel & obviously the fuel system is coping.
- the Holley doesn't address the issue that AFB/AVS carbs have....because they do not have any issues to address. Unlike blown PVs in Holleys or the high IFR position in newer Holleys that gives inconsistent idle response.
- how do you address fuel flow through the n/s on AFB?AVS/TQ/QJ. Your stupid answer: 'You don't'. Correct answer: you increase the n/s size, same as a Holley.
- apparently, you have never seen the inside of Carter 4 bbl. They have cavernous fuel bowl volume. The AFB/AVS/TQ comes with anti surge baffles. And they do NOT need jet extensions to keep the jets covered like some Holleys; or special vents to stop fuel spewing.