Carb recommendations for my 340
As for QJ versus TQ, on a 340, on the street;
Mechanically, I have mixed feelings as to which I prefer.
As to appearance, my opinion is that the TQ is way more handsome, and hands down way more intimidating to look at .
As to drivability and throttle response around town, I think it's really hard to beat a spreadbore, any spreadbore. as the Compression ratio drops, the more you're gonna agree.
As to fuel economy I'm leaning towards the QJ. They have a hard-to-beat booster set-up.
As to absolute power, size for size, it's probably a toss-up.
>However, Carters are rated differently than Holleys, and IDK about QJs, so it's very possible that a like-rated carb from each of the three, is not gonna make the same absolute power. This is why you can put a big-primary TQ on a 318, and it works about exactly like a like-sized 2bbl, until the secondaries start to come in; adjust it right, and if it didn't moan, you'd hardly know it was a 4-bbl.