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Originally posted by rreed
I will never begin to understand people who swear up and down an engine will not start and run unless it's fuel injected. I will never begin to understand this mind set; to each his own and be happy w/ it. 
Every carb has to be dialed in and tuned to each engine. FI also has to match its engine. Some have inherent issues like Ristow indicated, some are great, some are not. Different carb makes and models tend to be application-specific. Some carbs can even do as well as fuel injected engines when you get to the point of incline that starves the oil sump or lays the vehicle on its side/front/rear. My q-jet topped CJ will run on its doors, sitting on the tailgate, or w/ the hood latch nearly touching the ground. I've watched MC2100 vehicles follow FI monsters up waterfalls, idling and bumbling along like a FI vehicle does sitting in the driveway. My buddy has laid his CJ on its doors and tailgate more times than I can count while the Weber ran just fine.
I have a 4350 that's also virgin. It came off a '76 J20 ambulance that had never been molested, aside from dust from sitting there was no sign anyone had put a wrench or screwdriver under the hood. It was removed running fine so I could swap out for a more familiar and better performing Edelbrock 1405, where the motor and carb hurl my truck down the road w/ gusto every day. Holleys are better performers and infinitely more tunable than Edelbrocks but I think the setup/tuning of Edelbrocks is easier. I'm not building a race car. Q-jets are know as "poor man's fuel injection" around my parts for good reason. Worst performer but will darn near run upside down.
To each his own and he happy but much like FI that wasn't born on a given engine you can't just plop down a carb, bump the starter, throw up your hands, and scream it's a POS w/o spending a moment or two tuning and dialing it in. Don't complain an Edelbrock won't run upside down or that a q-jet falls on its face or that an antique 4350 pours more fuel down the outside of the motor than it does the inside. We do this stuff because we like to, not because we have to.
Do some homework, have a seasoned veteran help you, or perhaps maybe FI is the way to go for you if you like.
Every carb has to be dialed in and tuned to each engine. FI also has to match its engine. Some have inherent issues like Ristow indicated, some are great, some are not. Different carb makes and models tend to be application-specific. Some carbs can even do as well as fuel injected engines when you get to the point of incline that starves the oil sump or lays the vehicle on its side/front/rear. My q-jet topped CJ will run on its doors, sitting on the tailgate, or w/ the hood latch nearly touching the ground. I've watched MC2100 vehicles follow FI monsters up waterfalls, idling and bumbling along like a FI vehicle does sitting in the driveway. My buddy has laid his CJ on its doors and tailgate more times than I can count while the Weber ran just fine.
I have a 4350 that's also virgin. It came off a '76 J20 ambulance that had never been molested, aside from dust from sitting there was no sign anyone had put a wrench or screwdriver under the hood. It was removed running fine so I could swap out for a more familiar and better performing Edelbrock 1405, where the motor and carb hurl my truck down the road w/ gusto every day. Holleys are better performers and infinitely more tunable than Edelbrocks but I think the setup/tuning of Edelbrocks is easier. I'm not building a race car. Q-jets are know as "poor man's fuel injection" around my parts for good reason. Worst performer but will darn near run upside down.
To each his own and he happy but much like FI that wasn't born on a given engine you can't just plop down a carb, bump the starter, throw up your hands, and scream it's a POS w/o spending a moment or two tuning and dialing it in. Don't complain an Edelbrock won't run upside down or that a q-jet falls on its face or that an antique 4350 pours more fuel down the outside of the motor than it does the inside. We do this stuff because we like to, not because we have to.
Do some homework, have a seasoned veteran help you, or perhaps maybe FI is the way to go for you if you like.
I've dialed in triple carbs in less than 20"... ask someone how long it takes to dial in a Holley projection
I'll try to get it on video. Picked up a 2100 at my buddy's house tonight, so I'm gonna rebuilt it and put it on the waggy.
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