[tpiini]

Boy, oh boy. The worms should be all over the floor by now.

It seems that if you ask enough folks, even professionals, you'll find out that every carburetor out there is a total piece of garbage when compared to their personal favorite. I have an Edelbrock on one car, a Holley vacuum on one, a Holley double-pumper on another, and a Mighty Demon on the Cobra. ALL of them work great. They're just all a bit different to set up. Personally, I know how to tweak the Holley-types better than the Quadrajet types, but I think that the latter is more flexible when it comes to fine-tuning, as you don't have to break out the drill bits and risk overdoing it. Needles are easier to play with than drill bits.

If I were starting at the zero-knowledge point, I'd buy a Rochester tuning book and a Holley tuning book to see which you are more comfortable fiddling with. Although I own more Holley-types, I personally think the Quadrajet-type is easier to mess with without messing up. I just became familiar with the Holleys early in life.

I guarantee that others will completely disagree.