Quote Originally Posted by dave w View Post
I've used the 454 adapter without plumbing the engine coolant through the adapter without problems, but I live in an area that does not see real cold weather. The 454 adapter can sometimes be a bargain for a budget, but might have hood clearance problems. Seeing you have the 454 adapter already, and have the hood clearance, I'd say use it. I don't think there is any real noticeable difference in performance between the 454 adapter and an aftermarket adapter.

The only caution I would mention is the TBI fuel air mixture does not like flowing over the primary / secondary dividers of a quadrajet intake manifold.

Many of the aftermarket TBI adapters position the TBI throttle body above the quadrajet secondary openings.

dave w
Yeah I don't know yet if i have a clearance issue. So is the water jacket just to prevent TB icing or does it help with fuel atomization?