Polarizing- yeah
I think the TQ was probably the highest point in the evolution of the carburetor. If its working right, it is simply amazing in how it can adapt to anything from a 318 to a 440 without you needing to turn a single screw. Yes, its better if you do tweak the idle mix and the secondary air-door tension, but it really works fine even if you don't.
That said, those paint-can sized secondaries are big enough for one TQ to feed two slant-sixes. The air-door never even fully opens on a 318.
I have two problems with all the TQs I've seen: first and foremost is the morons who worked on them before me. I've never had one fail from anything other than abuse during a rebuild. Second is the X-section O-rings at the base of the main jet wells which do eventually start to leak, causing the morons from item #1 to even open the carb in the first place.
