I too am having trouble(lots of it) with the TQ..on my 77 440. I think
that I will take your advice and get the 1406.
tony
fortner
69 Imperial Coupe
71 imp 4 dr Hdtp
71 newport 2dr hdtp (77 440)
90 imperial sedan
92 lebaron GTC vert turbo 5 sp.
>From: "Woolf,Richard" <richard.woolf@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>To: "'mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: IML: TQ replacement update
>Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 11:19:25 -0500
>
>Jack,
> My '73 has the TQ carb, and after I had it professionally rebuild I get
>11-12 mpg in city type driving, and 13-15 on the highway doing 65-70 mph. I
>thought about getting the Edelbrock, but I heard they were over rated.
>After
>reading about your success I guess it's a good investment after all.
>Rich Woolf
>'66 Crown
>'73 LeBaron
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: jlindholm [mailto:jlindholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 9:25 AM
>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: IML: TQ replacement update
>
>
>Hi all,
> just checking in after driving my '73 with the Edelbrock 1406 for a
>week.
> This car has never run so well, (even when new)
>I took a 300 mile drive on Thanksgiving, and with a mix of city and highway
>(80mph) driving, I got 13 mpg.
>
>around town, where it would take 1/4 a tank to do one roundtrip to work and
>back, it's more like 1/16
>
>I now have a smooth and very quiet idle, and at wot, it really opens up
>and
>screams.
>
>The TQ that was on the car was in pretty bad shape, and my attempt to
>rebuild it revealed some bad patch work in the plastic body.
>(I must have been getting 3-4 mpg in the city, might as well just dump the
>gas on the street)
>
>
>I'm still getting the choke dialed in, but all in all, I am very very
>happy with this.
>
>I'd highly recommend this swap if you're having unresolvable trouble with
>your TQ
>
>
>
>Jack
>
>73 Edelbrock 1406
>81 Carter AFB
>
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