I need to replace my carb but i dont know what the best replacement would be. I dont know much about carbs so i would appreciate any help in finding the right one for my car. Its an 86 Z28. Thanks for the help.

 

If you're keeping the computer control, the only carb that will work is a stock one. Your carb can probably be rebuilt to fix whatever has made you decide that it needs to be replaced.

 

What would happen if i got a carb that didnt use the computer control. And how could i go about not using the computer? Thank you.

 

Without input from the sensors on the carb, the computer would pout and refuse to control the timing.

To eliminate the computer, you'd need to replace the carb and the distributor, and wire up some means of controlling the torque converter clutch on the transmission.

The easiest way out would be to fix your factory carb.

 

So, you can get a new quadrajet and HEI distributor for a 79 Camaro with a 305, or you can get a carb for your car.

You should really consider either rebuilding your carb or replacing it with an exact match. The computer system works well in cars like yours.

By the way, what makes you think the carb is bad?

 

hehe! this sounds exactly like my post when I first joined here

 

So?

What did you do? Help the guy out here...

 

Screw buying a replacement one, trust me get a HEI dist and a new bigger carb and youll save a lot of headaches not having to deal with computer bullshit.

 

What headaches are those?

 

All the headaches of not being able to tune your car, and damn sensors going out check engine lights etc. Yeah you can tune efi at home now adays but it requires a bunch of software/hardware (lots of money) and lots of knowledge about hard to learn stuff.

Much easier doing things the old way before computers came around

 

You've never tried to tune a CCC carb, have you?

 

I have. Piece of cake.

 

had an 83 88 and an 85 monte ss. Not hard to tune no, i was talking about FI, you might as well get rid of the computer BS while your at it to make things easier and better. Same thing with emmissions crap

 

Well, since this is the "Carburetor" forum. . .

I'm afraid the only "BS" and "crap" is what you're spreading.

 

okay well yous dont even make any attempt to back anything of what your saying

 

Oh, but I did. My system is an '86, just like the originator's.

Don't paint with too broad of a brush. The CC carb is a fine street-performance system. The emissions equipment doesn't bother anything. Most problems people experience with computerized 3rd gens are due to ignorance.

Still waiting to hear why the originator thinks he needs a different carb.

 

Well, I could have said I did nothing at all - until recently - and that wouldn't have helped either. I'm not sure why there is so much angst, but five7kid seems to know what he is talking about.

In a round about sort of way, and as nice a way as could be done I was hinting at maybe doing a search for CCC's and he could see the threads on this topic. Or even look at the posts I have done to see what that thread said.

That being said, I'm in the process of swapping out my entire motor for another - and keeping the CCC IF it does not have limiters for my newer, larger engine.

I didn't feel the need to say any more since Apeiron already said what was needed to be done to remove the CCC. I just try to be light hearted and have a laugh once in a while, sorry if my post came across as being antagonistic - but I thought the would have hinted I was just saying something for fun.

 

I didn't mean it as antagonistic, I really wanted to know what you did...

The only thing I have ever done with CCC is remove and replace with older non-ccc carbs and replace 7 pin HEI with 4 pin/vacuum unit. I honestly didn't know they were tuneable. That's why I try to read these pieces when they come up. I don't have one now, but when I come accross one, I won't throw it under the bus immediately... I will give it a few good tries to make it a strong runner.

 

If you start with a lo-po LG4, you might need to replace the main jets for a 383. Other than that, set everything to spec, tune the secondaries just like a non-CC q-jet, maybe replace the stock module and coil with aftermarket, and it will do the rest of the tuning. That's the beauty of it - the primaries adjust themselves.

 

Ah! Sorry, guess I'm not reading things in the right mindset these days.

 

Not hijacking thread, but, Quick Question- Does he have the same set up as my 84 Z28 w/ 305 and Rochester Quadrajet? Thanks!

 

I believe the '86 ECM was different from '84. '86 had knock sensor, electric cooling fan, and flat-top pistons, '84 would only have those if L69.

Otherwise, though, the systems are pretty much the same.

 

So, I wouldnt be safe to just swap the carb either? I have an LG4.

 

Unless you live in Canada, your carb is computer controlled too.