just a quick question. would you guys recommend s.murphy or maybe someone else for a stock restoration on my q-jet. it is original and i don't need any fancy tuning or anything.----325 horse auto. 68 w/air p.s. p.b. and runs smooth as glass. thanks for any help.
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just a quick question. would you guys recommend s.murphy or maybe someone else for a stock restoration on my q-jet. it is original and i don't need any fancy tuning or anything.----325 horse auto. 68 w/air p.s. p.b. and runs smooth as glass. thanks for any help.
Ihve had Sen do mult carbs for me in q-jets and mopar/threm quad,alwaays did a noice job on time and carbs worked great.
The Q-jets really looked like new with replate of carb and asociated linkage &^ hardware.
So pls tell Sean scott from t/chevelle rec you to him and also dont forget to remind Sean as a t/chevelle member you also get a 10% discount on all q-jet restos/rblds.
Scott
The Q-jets really looked like new with replate of carb and asociated linkage &^ hardware.
So pls tell Sean scott from t/chevelle rec you to him and also dont forget to remind Sean as a t/chevelle member you also get a 10% discount on all q-jet restos/rblds.
Scott
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smi is brutal, if you don't want to pull your hair out, go elsewhere
OK, that's twice you've put down his work. What is your reason?
You didn't answer my question about this last time.
Did you have a bad experience with SMI? Or maybe you are a competitor? Let's hear it.
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Eric posts on the www.yenko.net site frequently, often giving very good carb information. I have yet to hear a complaint about his work. He even works on repairing damaged carbs that would otherwise end up as parts carbs or in the scrap.
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Bill, Keith, Jon, thank you.
Jack, I'd be glad to help if you wish, just shoot me an email.
Eric
Jack, I'd be glad to help if you wish, just shoot me an email.
Eric
MULSANNE BLUE 72,how can slander Seans rep saying he is brutal in a public forum without REPSECTFULLY stating why,that likely because your a , well i wont go there here.
A newbie like you here in t/chevelle only " 7 " posts should not be making staments like that (nobody should for that matter)about anyone in this site or that does work for us esp one of our sponsers .
Since you obviuosly have an issue with Sean did you ever give him a chance to make good on your issue with him or even speak to him about it in the 1st place?
It seems with your OBVIUOS hot head attitude that you may have pissed Sean off if you did in fact speak to him & maybe thats why he didnt want to help you out or deal with you if you had him do work for you if that was the case but we dont know becasue all you do is BLAAAAHHH BLAAAHHH about it.
Again,I have sent mult carbs to Sean and had no issues,all came out fine and got same carbs back every time,i know other's that had work done by him too with no issues.
I also know 1 person that had small tuning issues with their hot setups when they got their carbs back and Sean made good on it . You cant get every setup perfect everytime with these hi perf setups and once in a while you need to tweak them a little.
BTW,Vintage carb is a good outfit too ,no doubt about that .
Scott
A newbie like you here in t/chevelle only " 7 " posts should not be making staments like that (nobody should for that matter)about anyone in this site or that does work for us esp one of our sponsers .
Since you obviuosly have an issue with Sean did you ever give him a chance to make good on your issue with him or even speak to him about it in the 1st place?
It seems with your OBVIUOS hot head attitude that you may have pissed Sean off if you did in fact speak to him & maybe thats why he didnt want to help you out or deal with you if you had him do work for you if that was the case but we dont know becasue all you do is BLAAAAHHH BLAAAHHH about it.
Again,I have sent mult carbs to Sean and had no issues,all came out fine and got same carbs back every time,i know other's that had work done by him too with no issues.
I also know 1 person that had small tuning issues with their hot setups when they got their carbs back and Sean made good on it . You cant get every setup perfect everytime with these hi perf setups and once in a while you need to tweak them a little.
BTW,Vintage carb is a good outfit too ,no doubt about that .
Scott
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If my 4346 Holley was correctly restored it would have #68 primary jets. They are what came in the car when new. I got lean surge at highway speed with this setup but it would pass emissions. Can't blame the restorer for that. Jetting up about 4-5 sizes made the world of difference. Restoration and tuning are two different things. Things like this must drive guys like Eric crazy some times.
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If you only knew...LOL! :clonk: :wacko:
Actually, 98% of the time the factory calibrations are very close for everyday use. Many of the GM 780 Holleys were notorious for being a tad lean on the primary side from the factory, but I'm sure they were calibrated that way for the sake of mileage, emissions, and keeping a set of spark plugs in the engine for more than a month at a time.
And yes, restoration and "tuning" are two completely different worlds as far as I am concerned.
While I built and "tuned" a lot of "hot rod" carbs 20+ years ago for the local crowd, 99% of the time I purposely stay away from those types of builds these days, instead choosing to focus strictly on the OEM restoration side of things. That isn't to say I won't add a little tweak here & there and deviate somewhat from factory calibrations during a restoration when its needed, as there are numerous applications which leave significant room for a variety of improvements.
But remember, the OEM's spent buckets full of $$$ refining these components to work in a wide variety of circumstances, and for the most part they did a very good job. With just a few very minor tweaks, these 40 year old factory carbs can work surprisingly well. :thumbsup:
This guy did mine. http://customrebuiltcarbs.com
Yes they do! Another vote for Eric's work ...click on the picture of my blue Chevelle on his customers cars page!
http://www.vintagemusclecarparts.com/Customers_Rides_Page_2.html
BTW...Eric's customer service skills are equally as good as his restorations/rebuilds!
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not a competitor ,I had 2 carbs done, they broke one of them and never told me, they said it would take weeks and it took months to rebuild ,communication was poor,and all I said was go elsewhere
Mulsanne,thanks for clearing that up.
Just curious,how long ago did this happen?
Man,that doesnt sound like Sean at all to me with my exp with him inc phone conversations too.
He had decent communication with me including emails & phone contact intiated by Sean.
I sent him 4 carb's over the past 2-3 yr's & he stated approx 2wks turnaround time and stuck to it.
There were no issues with broken carbs/parts either,everything looked great/like new or better and they worked great too,other people here in t/chevelle have had similar results from Sean.
Scott
Just curious,how long ago did this happen?
Man,that doesnt sound like Sean at all to me with my exp with him inc phone conversations too.
He had decent communication with me including emails & phone contact intiated by Sean.
I sent him 4 carb's over the past 2-3 yr's & he stated approx 2wks turnaround time and stuck to it.
There were no issues with broken carbs/parts either,everything looked great/like new or better and they worked great too,other people here in t/chevelle have had similar results from Sean.
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Yes they do! Another vote for Eric's work ...click on the picture of my blue Chevelle on his customers cars page!
http://www.vintagemusclecarparts.com/Customers_Rides_Page_2.html
BTW...Eric's customer service skills are equally as good as his restorations/rebuilds!
Bruce
Thank you Bruce.
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look, everyone makes mistakes, just because it did not work out for me, does not mean it won't work out for another, maybe my issues were isolated, I am not here to take down smi, I should have expressed my opinion differently, I have seen alot of positive experiences about them in this forum, so I hope the members would listen to that. I am also in no way trying to hurt this website. I did not even know they were a sponsor, so in the future I will express my opinion In a more constructive way. I will look forward to a more positive approach to using this website....thanks .....Jeff
Jeff,NP,thats the ticket,now you seem like a very reasonable person,you just kinda came on a little strong at 1st with your experience with SMI.
But what you said now would have been just right to get you point accross without sounding like an unreasonable person which dont seem to be now that you have re-thought your arrproach/wording in the post.
Glad to have met the real Jeff that turned out to be a nice person after all,welcome to t/chevelle and i hope to be of service to you in the future if you ever need any help.
Happy motoring
Scott
But what you said now would have been just right to get you point accross without sounding like an unreasonable person which dont seem to be now that you have re-thought your arrproach/wording in the post.
Glad to have met the real Jeff that turned out to be a nice person after all,welcome to t/chevelle and i hope to be of service to you in the future if you ever need any help.
Happy motoring
Scott
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