carb guru's

scurvy dog

what would be a good 4bbl carb replacement for a '84 360? I will need to have all the ca smog stuff hooked up. This 360 will be mostly for freeway and some fire road use. Thanks in advance Bob.

tufcj

Being an 84, I think your stock carb is a Motorcraft 4350, which is a spread bore configuration. Trouble is that it's different than a square bore (Holley or Edelbrock) or a Quadrajet. It can be adapted to a square bore, but finding a CARB approved carb could be a pain. You could swap in an Edelbrock manifold and carb, but being from Kalifornia, I don't know if you'd pass a visual. Best bet would probably be to find a factory rebuilt stock carb. Bob tufcj

kris

A 4bbl carb was not offered from the factory from '79 on, and therefor there is no 4bbl that is CARB legal on an '84. If you wanted to hide a 4bbl under your aircleaner in hopes that no smog tech would notice, your best bet is to get a stock setup from a '78 or earlier. This way you will still have a stock looking manifold with the choke heater. The 2bbl Motorcraft is a great carb, probably the best 2bbl ever made. If you are only looking for a freeway and fireroad carb, you cant beat the 2150. k.

oldscout401

kris wrote
The 2bbl Motorcraft is a great carb, probably the best 2bbl ever made. If you are only looking for a freeway and fireroad carb, you cant beat the 2150.

k.

X2, I ran one on a 360 in a CJ and it was the most trouble free carb I've ever had. In fact if anyone in So Calif. has got a good one laying around I'm looking for one for my Daughter's 304.