That's correct. All 4-bbl 283s used Rochester 4G or Carter carbs. The Q-Jet first appeared in '65 on the 396 and in '66 began transitioning to the smallblock; the '66 327 could be had with either a squarebore or the Q-Jet.
Tom, I have a 4-bbl intake (casting 3844459) dated E-5-4 if you're looking for one for your project. Brad >> Hello >> >> Anyone want to take a few minutes and explain what a Quadrajet >> is compared to a 4BBl, > > They are a 4-bbl - A Quadrajet was GM's carb from the mid 60's on. Really > small primaries for fuel economy and large secondaries for power. Much > aligned of the years but good carbs. Don't think the 283 had them as most > mid 60's on 283 were 2-bbls. They appeared on 327's quite regularly. My 67 > Elky has a 327/275 and it came with a QJet. My (now gone) 78 Elky had a 350 > w/QJet. The "High Performance" and "Special High Performance" Chevy engines > many times came with a Holley and all others had the QJet. > > Dale ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
