edelbrock manifold and carburetor?

72CUTTY · October 23rd, 2007, 01:27 PM

ok i have a stock 72 cutlass..with a 2bbl carb. I was gonna buy edelbrock manifold 3711.. but i was readin on jegs.com that i can buy that manifold but any edelbrock acrd would not fit on it... does anyone know if this is true?? pls help.. i wanna put a 4bbl edelbrock carb

buzzbomb · December 1st, 2007, 07:46 PM

The manafold is for use with a quadrajet BUt you can buy an adaptor to adapt the edelbrock carb to the e3711. The adaptor you need is quadrajet barrel size on one side and 4 even butterfly sizes on the other side. It allows the carb to be raised so the carb linkage does not hit the manafold. OR just buy a rebuilt Q/J for an oldsmobile and out that on and go.

Redog · December 2nd, 2007, 05:17 PM

I bought the 7111 mani for 2 reasons

to avoid this problem, and because I wanted to have a bit more power. The 3711 mani is the same as a plain old Olds mani, just a lot lighter

Y79 Olds · December 7th, 2007, 07:55 PM

be aware of very limited hood clearances. I have an old performer and holley on my 71 and a drop base air cleaner was required

J-(Chicago) · December 8th, 2007, 06:15 AM

Has anybody ever tried using a marine carb to get the manifold clearance instead of the spacer? Or would that never work?

Olds64 · December 8th, 2007, 06:44 AM

Quadrajets are great carburetors. They are also simple to rebuild. If you want to learn carburetors a quadrajet is a good place to start. I also like Edelbrock carbs. They are a bit more pricey than a rebuilt Quadrajet but they do look pretty sharp. There is nothing better than kicking in the secondaries of a Quadrajet though.

74olds442 · February 2nd, 2008, 05:44 PM

JUst an FYI. I was told by Edelbrock that the Edelbrock 1406 would not bolt on the 3711 because of the EGR. I did find out that edelbrock has corrected this by releasing the 2711 manifold that will work with edelbrock carbs. ($300 At Summit Racing). 2711 has no EGR provisions.I just got one today and will be slapping that sucker on next weekend.

October 23rd, 2007, 01:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
72CUTTY Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bell Gardens, Ca Posts: 30	edelbrock manifold and carburetor? ok i have a stock 72 cutlass..with a 2bbl carb. I was gonna buy edelbrock manifold 3711.. but i was readin on jegs.com that i can buy that manifold but any edelbrock acrd would not fit on it... does anyone know if this is true?? pls help.. i wanna put a 4bbl edelbrock carb

December 8th, 2007, 06:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
J-(Chicago) Seasoned beater pilot. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,697	Has anybody ever tried using a marine carb to get the manifold clearance instead of the spacer? Or would that never work? __________________ I'd rather have a numbers matching poker hand.

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December 1st, 2007, 07:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
buzzbomb Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 32	The manafold is for use with a quadrajet BUt you can buy an adaptor to adapt the edelbrock carb to the e3711. The adaptor you need is quadrajet barrel size on one side and 4 even butterfly sizes on the other side. It allows the carb to be raised so the carb linkage does not hit the manafold. OR just buy a rebuilt Q/J for an oldsmobile and out that on and go.

December 2nd, 2007, 05:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Redog Alero Chapter Secretary Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Newtown, PA Posts: 1,145	I bought the 7111 mani for 2 reasons to avoid this problem, and because I wanted to have a bit more power. The 3711 mani is the same as a plain old Olds mani, just a lot lighter

December 7th, 2007, 07:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
Y79 Olds SX Driver Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Arkansas Posts: 10	be aware of very limited hood clearances. I have an old performer and holley on my 71 and a drop base air cleaner was required

December 8th, 2007, 06:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
Olds64 Landyacht Club President Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lawton, OK Posts: 4,286	Quadrajets are great carburetors. They are also simple to rebuild. If you want to learn carburetors a quadrajet is a good place to start. I also like Edelbrock carbs. They are a bit more pricey than a rebuilt Quadrajet but they do look pretty sharp. There is nothing better than kicking in the secondaries of a Quadrajet though.

February 2nd, 2008, 05:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
74olds442 74olds442 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maple Hts.,Ohio Posts: 9	JUst an FYI. I was told by Edelbrock that the Edelbrock 1406 would not bolt on the 3711 because of the EGR. I did find out that edelbrock has corrected this by releasing the 2711 manifold that will work with edelbrock carbs. ($300 At Summit Racing). 2711 has no EGR provisions.I just got one today and will be slapping that sucker on next weekend.