The throttle shafts commonly wear, and bushings are available to remedy this. The only thing that makes a Q-Jet unusable are stripped inlet threads, and warped main bodies due to over tightening.
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1976 LeMans B09 Freeway Enforcer, 455/M40 Smokey
1977 Trans Am, 400/M21 Black/Gold Bandit. 44K actual miles
2017 Sierra SLT 1500 Z71 4X4 
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