Dan & I got the little 350HO engine running today with the factory induction system. It ran so well and I'm sure the gas mileage doubled over the dual quad set up. We gave it a short 5 mile test drive before calling it a day. The factory choke works like it should and it doesn't burn any oil as the AF ratio is much leaner than with the dual quads. The q-jet has 73 primary jets with 43 metering rods with BE (.041 tips) secondary metering rods.
Here's the pics from today with the wrong '71 B-body 4-bbl air cleaner with a chrome lid for now, until I find the correct long single snorkel unit. We have the correct heat riser tin to install on the driver exhaust yet. The factory distributor is only allowing 20 degrees of mechanical advance for a total of 29 degrees at 4100 rpm with the factory heavy advance springs when set at 9 degrees initial. The original rubber stop bushing is really holding it back, but still drives great.
Dennis
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