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can you use an edelbrock performer intake with a quadrajet???

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Old Jul 31, 2015 | 09:58 PM
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can you use an edelbrock performer intake with a quadrajet???

I've found a Edelbrock performer intake that needs cleaned up but good overall and was hoping I could use it on my 305 but will it work with my Rochester quadrajet?? Any help would be great. Thanks!
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Old Jul 31, 2015 | 10:32 PM
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Re: can you use an edelbrock performer intake with a quadrajet???

Works fine. Thats the current setup on my car.
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Old Jul 31, 2015 | 11:50 PM
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Re: can you use an edelbrock performer intake with a quadrajet???




This is the one I'm looking at. Seems fine to me. Just looks like it needs a good cleaning
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Old Aug 1, 2015 | 12:42 AM
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Re: can you use an edelbrock performer intake with a quadrajet???

Is your engine 1987 (or newer) with center bolt valve covers?

If so that intake will not be a direct fit onto you heads/engine. You will need to elongate the 4 center intake bolt holes on that intake for the holes to match up
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Old Aug 1, 2015 | 04:40 AM
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Re: can you use an edelbrock performer intake with a quadrajet???

yes, a quadrajet works beautifully on a 2101 Performer intake.. which makes sense once you realize that Edelbrock designed it as an emissions legal intake that uses every other part that bolts to the intake manifold: you can even hook up the old style divorced choke setups or remove the blockoff plate and use the later hot air style chokes to make it a totally stock replacement part that frees up some power across the rpm band compared to pretty much any stock intake manifold.
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Old Aug 1, 2015 | 05:15 AM
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Re: can you use an edelbrock performer intake with a quadrajet???

Yup; Q-Jet bolts right up to it. That part works great.


That particular one won't fit your engine. It's for 86-back. The center 2 bolt holes on each side are at the wrong angle to fit your heads. (assuming they're stock to the car) You can slot them out and use angle washers; but as cheeeeeeep as the right intake would be, it's hardly worth it.
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Re: can you use an edelbrock performer intake with a quadrajet???

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Yup; Q-Jet bolts right up to it. That part works great.


That particular one won't fit your engine. It's for 86-back. The center 2 bolt holes on each side are at the wrong angle to fit your heads. (assuming they're stock to the car) You can slot them out and use angle washers; but as cheeeeeeep as the right intake would be, it's hardly worth it.
you aint gonna find a proper 87 and newer Performer intake for what you will find a 2101 for, and it literally takes 30 seconds per hole to make it fit on the newer heads. i did my first one with a drill, but used a carbide bit in a die grinder for the few other ones that i've done..
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