17085580 Carb Replacement

[justin]

Hi There,

I bought a rebuilt 17084226 carb (Autoline C9637) to replace the 17085580 carb on my 1985 Camaro Z28 (305, Auto, no AC).
I didn't realize the 17084226 carb is from a 1984 truck until after I bought it - can it be modified/tuned to work well with my car or would I be better off finding a different replacement carb?

Thanx,
Justin

[Ethan1]

Hi There,

I bought a rebuilt 17084226 carb (Autoline C9637) to replace the 17085580 carb on my 1985 Camaro Z28 (305, Auto, no AC).
I didn't realize the 17084226 carb is from a 1984 truck until after I bought it - can it be modified/tuned to work well with my car or would I be better off finding a different replacement carb?

Thanx,
Justin

 Welcome to CHP!

 The only problem I would have with the 17084226 carb, is that it is a remanufactured carb. They are built with inferior parts and take A LOT of tuning to get them to run right. I would look for a different Qjet. That is just my opinion though. Maybe Cliff will have some better insight on this.

[justin]

Thanks for the info!

Would I be better off rebuilding my old 17085580 carb?
I've never done a carb rebuild before, but I just ordered Cliff's book and am looking forward to learning how.

If I go for a different Qjet, should I be looking for anything in particular to match my engine?
There seems to be so many different Qjet carb numbers for so many different vehicles it's kind of confusing... 

[Ethan1]

Thanks for the info!

Would I be better off rebuilding my old 17085580 carb?
I've never done a carb rebuild before, but I just ordered Cliff's book and am looking forward to learning how.

If I go for a different Qjet, should I be looking for anything in particular to match my engine?
There seems to be so many different Qjet carb numbers for so many different vehicles it's kind of confusing... 

 I would definitely rebuild the original carb for your vehicle. The "newer" carbs can be difficult to rebuild, because of all the electrical components. The best thing you can do, is just take pictures of everything you take out and document them. Unless you have a photographic memory. Or, you can an earlier one and they are much easier to rebuild. Let see what Cliff says. Cliff's book is a really nice piece of literature, by the way! Also, is the engine pretty much stock? Or do you have a mild cam in it? If so, what are the specs? What transmission?

[justin]

The 305 engine in my 1985 Camaro is totally stock... for now. I bought some headers for it, but haven't installed them yet. It has a 700R4 automatic transmission.
Hopefully Cliff's book comes soon, so I can start figuring out what to do with the Qjet(s).