tbi to carb conversion
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tbi to carb conversion
hello all,
I'm Marty. I just bought a pretty clean 3rd gen 88 formula and definately want to go carb, im not into the whole trying to tune a tbi system. i know i need distributor, intake mani, carb, adj fpr w/ return line. what else might i need? basically what all do i need to convert to carb?
also i have no idea what distributor to run so can someone please shoot me some part numbers so i can look them up on summit. also i wasnt sure what dist gear i would need iron or steel as i have no idea if these are roller motors or not. once carbed and properly tuned for the cam will any of the shelf SBC cam work?
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m
I'm Marty. I just bought a pretty clean 3rd gen 88 formula and definately want to go carb, im not into the whole trying to tune a tbi system. i know i need distributor, intake mani, carb, adj fpr w/ return line. what else might i need? basically what all do i need to convert to carb?
also i have no idea what distributor to run so can someone please shoot me some part numbers so i can look them up on summit. also i wasnt sure what dist gear i would need iron or steel as i have no idea if these are roller motors or not. once carbed and properly tuned for the cam will any of the shelf SBC cam work?
Thanks
m
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Re: tbi to carb conversion
it helped a lot. still curious are these roller motors or flat tappets? and will basic SBC cams work? what type of distributor gear do i need, or does it matter? thanks
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The distributor need vacuum and mechanical advance. There are a lot of choices out there that meet that requirement.
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