The previous owner of my recently purchased '81 tried to make it "go faster" by installing an Edelbrock Perfomer RPM manifold, and removing the smog pump, A/C, power steering, etc. He had to use an adaptor plate to re-use the Q-Jet, so of course the hood wouldn't even close now. The car ran terrible when I bought it last fall. He did not have the computer harnesses hooked back up.
I have removed the intake, (the head surfaces were not cleaned well at all, which may have contributed to it running poorly) and want to use a stock type manifold. I got (supposedly) all the original parts with the car. The other intake I have, though, is a 14057053. I don't find it in my reference books (to "new"), can someone tell me what this is, and is it nearly identical too the '81 manifold?
The other thing, more importantly, is, should I use the computer controlled carb? I am not very good with carbs, and have had one person already advise me to just find a regular Q-Jet (which I would have to find), and switch to a vacuum type HEI distributor (which I have on the shelf). Or is making the stock stuff work well not all that complicated?
Thanks in advance!
Dick
I have removed the intake, (the head surfaces were not cleaned well at all, which may have contributed to it running poorly) and want to use a stock type manifold. I got (supposedly) all the original parts with the car. The other intake I have, though, is a 14057053. I don't find it in my reference books (to "new"), can someone tell me what this is, and is it nearly identical too the '81 manifold?
The other thing, more importantly, is, should I use the computer controlled carb? I am not very good with carbs, and have had one person already advise me to just find a regular Q-Jet (which I would have to find), and switch to a vacuum type HEI distributor (which I have on the shelf). Or is making the stock stuff work well not all that complicated?
Thanks in advance!
Dick