Cliff's Quadrajet Parts and Rebuild Kits

General Category => Quadrajet Carb Talk and Tips => Topic started by: GSP7 on January 27, 2025, 08:33:47 AM

Title: Power piston spring assortment kit, stock spring choice
Post by: GSP7 on January 27, 2025, 08:33:47 AM

I got the 4 power piston assortment pack from Cliff, because the spring looked damaged in this 17080213 carb

Is the blue spring the stock spring for this carb

I read if you have lower idle vacuum because of a "lumby" cam you want a lighter power piston spring so it pulls down the power piston all the way

My cam in this 350 sm block chevy is a RV type cam and has a slight lope at idle: @.050- duration 214 int. 214 ex. , lobe centers 105 int. , 115 ex. , lobe separation 110,  Valve lift .443 int. .443 ex.

Will that cam effect/lower idle vacuum?

Which spring out of the assortment should I use

Title: Re: Power piston spring assortment kit, stock spring choice
Post by: GSP7 on January 27, 2025, 10:14:59 AM

Maybe the non colored spring?

??

 I received 4 springs blue, no color, green, orange

Title: Re: Power piston spring assortment kit, stock spring choice
Post by: GSP7 on January 27, 2025, 11:43:31 AM

What is the rating of each 4 springs?

Been reading and researching, nothing in the book about rate

 lighter to firmer Orange, Blue, ?, ? .

Title: Re: Power piston spring assortment kit, stock spring choice
Post by: quadrajam on January 27, 2025, 06:46:52 PM

Back track on this same general category to a post on Jan. 23, 2020 @ 06:47:58  .
There is your info.
If it's  not still valid then someone will step in.

QJ

Title: Re: Power piston spring assortment kit, stock spring choice
Post by: GSP7 on January 27, 2025, 06:56:05 PM

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