Okay car is a 1980 firebird and the engine is,. and I m going by what the guy who sold it told me is a 1977 Camaro z28 350, from what I can tell the carb (#17057202) is from a 77 or chev truck 350. Eventually this motor is being swapped out of this car anyways but for now I m just gonna rebuild this carb or find one that will fit on it for the time being. Any suggestions (and yes I know the standard answer to that is put a poncho engine in lol)
Bruce
Nothing wrong with a Chevy 350 like that, just doesn't belong in a Pontiac.
Yes, off the top of my head, that would be the original Q-jet for that vintage
350. The 17057 in the tag # supports it.I would go through that carburetor soup to nuts. Take the tag # with you to the parts store to reference the parts you need. Get a kit, choke pull offs, choke stat and float. Service it really good, make sure you epoxy the wells as they usually leak and with a good tech at the helm, this machine should run very well.
There's nothing wrong with that LM1 vintage 350 you have, it's just a bit smogged up. It can be made to run with the right guy at the helm :). Joe--ASE Certified Parts Specialist & 10th Ann.Club Tech Director '80 Carousel Red Turbo T/A, 27k orig. '79 "Y89" 400/4 speed 10th Ann. T/A, 57k orig '84 Olds 88 Royale Bgm 2 dr, 307 "Rocket" (lol), 143k and still going....
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