Carbking correct me if I'm wrong. I'm thinking, but it been a bunch of years since I've run a Q/jet. That one for a stick shift, didn't a place on the throttle arm to hook kick down cable for an automatic trans.
This is sometimes true. However, the big difference is that carbs designed for auto transmissions are calibrated RICHER than those for standard transmissions. There are fluid coupling losses in the torque converters that have to be compensated for in the calibration of the carburetor.
Just one of the reasons that an automatic transmission cannot give the fuel economy of a manual transmission.
The last time I changed out an automatic for a four-speed manual, my fuel economy (no other changes) rose from 17 MPG to 22 MPG plus octane requirements changed from 93 to 87.
Jon.
