From the postwar era to the mid-'80s, General Motors' Rochester Division defined carburetor performance. Rochester also developed the mechanical fuel injection systems found on '57-'59 full-size ...

The four-barrel Rochester Quadrajet can be stripped and kit-built in less than an hour—and for less than $10 Just as with almost every other engine component, carburetors do suffer the pangs of age ...

Among the 4-barrel hall-of-famers, there is an absolute master of numbers; a carburetor that has been used on more V8s than any other; a carburetor that has defied standards and retains the capability ...