I was wondering what the average cost is to have a 350 q-jet carb rebuilt? I have one that was rebuilt by my uncle but not sure if its all in tune ( he mainly dose model a carbs) Any incite would be great

 

My experience tells me it would cost about $400 to have a qjet-knowledgeable person to rebuild your carburetor.


Randy C.

 

if its clean inside and the gasket on top plate and accelerator pump seal is still good and pliable it may not need anything but a re-calibration depending on your cars set up and intended use. Factory metering rod jet combos can be pretty lean designed for heated and restrictive air intake on a hot 195-200 degree running engine. primary jet 71-72 primary rod 42-44 would work good with open element air cleaner and 160-180 T stat

 

Thank you. The car runs good and with some tweaking its gotten better. Just always doing a little cost calculating

 

X2, that's how much I was charged. The rebuilder calibrated my carb that matches the cam that I have in my car.

 

Buy a decent core (so you don't mess up your carburetor) and this book:


I avoided quadrajets for a long time and now I am fascinated by the genious that went into designing them

 

bw1339 I will def look into getting this book. Thank you guys

 

The Quadrajet said ......"To know me is to Love me "

 

I rebuilt my own back in the day. I swapped out a two BBL and manifold for the 4BBL. I was 17 and too naive to think it may be difficult. It ran perfectly afterward. Do not fear the Mighty Q-Jet!

 

Just paid $270, correction, my Wife paid $270.

 

They're not too hard to do on your own. Don't psych yourself out about it. It can be knocked out during a Saturday afternoon.


A decent rebuild kit will run you somewhere between $20-$40. Take a look on Amazon. I did mine 2 years ago and she's still running great.

 

this weekend I adjusted the carb a little bit, replaced the accelerator pump and also replaced the non working/ poor working choke assy with a later qjet electric. Boy dose it run a million times better than before!

 

Excellent !

 

Just picked one up at my local Pep Boys today. On sale for $10.50!!!
http://www.pepboys.com/product/details/9984624/00830

 

Looks like a good book I'll check my local pepboys to see if they carry it

 

As long as it is in good shape, you rebuild yourself if you are fimilar with carbs. Mine ran awful even after a rebuild, pretty it was plugged up somewhere. I got Ken from Everyday Performance to rebuild mine, included secondary throttle and I provided the carb to rebuild for around $250. It runs great.