i have a 86 camaro i just put a 350 in it, im thinking about switching the carburetor and maybe getting a Holley or a edelbrock one

my question is if i switch carbs what would happen to the plugs on the stock carburetor? would i have to jump them so i dont a cel ? or just leave them unplugged and tuck them away ? and what els would need to be done ? ive tryed looking this up and couldn't find any info

i dont want to have a check engine light on in the car but not to sure how to do it with the all the plugs on the stock carburetor any advice would be helpful

 

You'll have to swap to a non-cc HEI distributor. You'll also have to get the correct TV cable geometry corrector for the linkage on whatever carb you choose if you have an auto trans. You'll also need a method for locking the torque converter since the ECM will no longer be functional (again auto trans).

In essence, you are disabling the ECM altogether - no computer. You cannot run a non-cc carb with a cc dist, etc. - you have to do it all or none.

Removal of the ECM will take care of the light, or you can remove the cluster and remove the light bulb.

 

i have a manual trans so basically just switch out the dist. and carb and i am set right ?

and as far as not having a check engine light on.... i would basically have to take out the bulb or the computer ?

last question would i pass emissions with out having the ecm on and with the whole check engine light on? i am in NJ by the way

 

Maybe, maybe not. My guess is it would be unlikely.

A better question is why do you want to remove the stock carb and system? As long as it's functioning properly you're not going to find another carb/dist that will provide better performance.

 

With a manual transmission you can make a case for a double pumper type carb, but not vacuum secondary or any Edelbrock carb.

 

That case gets kinda weak when you add in 'would I pass emissions'...

 

you can modifie (sorry cant spell!!!) that stock carb to be sooo bad a$$ man i had an 84 z28 305 ho with a 5speed swaped in an rv cam strate piped exhaust and msd dis.wires etc and i took that car off thin down the shaft holding the secondary butterflys and then put it back on and on the rear of the pass. side theres a lil tiny standerd screw that adjusts the spring tinsion for the secondarys to open theres a small alan screw under neath used as a set screw loosin it then loosin the lil dude till the secondary's barrly stay open and flop open extreamly easly when you open throttle and ull notice a huge diff. when you take her out and slam it down and giver hell man i love qjets!!

 

True, depending upon the level of inspection/test and the requirements in place.

Technically, it isn't legal to have anything but the factory computer q-jet on there.