earls88

I have a 1988 tpi 305 with a 130,000 miles 700r4 trans. The car runs great I'm looking to make a lil more power ..I'm looking for input an or to see if some one has made the mods I'm thinking about ..(will it help me or hurt me on power) an will it work ...
Im looking to put a lt1 cam +change valve springs to support the lift ..Run 22lb injectors ..(will I need different ECM chip for enjectors)..have already changed to a 373 rear end and looking to use a torque converter from a Astro van or s10 v6 ...Please ur thoughts
Things I have dun or have purchased to do
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New excel bistridutor ,cap an roder

New enjectors 22lb

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Ported the plentum ports to machMach exsexact size of the air runners.

Nmad 8.5 msd wires

373 pozy

Long tone headers

midias

What country are you living in? Performance parts can be hard to find outside the US so that might limit you a bit.

earls88

I'm in the us.indiana what makes u ask that ?...Is it something in the setting saying that I live out of country

brettr81

You will need a custom tune, or it won't run as good as it could.

earls88

Thanks for the input ....So it is passable to do those upgrades ..Will the tune just upgrade the ECM or will I half to change the chip

brettr81

You're not going to want to use the old style hei distributor, just use the stock one. If you really want get a new coil for the stock one. You need a computer controlled distributor. Otherwise your car will not run right even with a new tune. I'm not even sure the in cap coils dizzies will fit on a tpi.

Orr89RocZ

iTrader: (20)

Your use of the english language is off with all the mispellings and such, makes it seem as though english is a secondary language

earls88

Lol no just short text spelling ..an phone puts what it wonts with the check spelling on sometimes

brettr81

It's ok, he's from Indiana. That's the norm there. jk

earls88

Actually I'm not from here just living here I'm from Texas so maybe just maybe we spell an use the the English language there a lil different to ..Or mabey it's just fast texting and or just typing it out as it comes to you .. Seeing is how y'all under stood it I reckon it's not to bad

Vanilla Ice

Lt1 cam is a waste. Get a non oem cam. Unless you want to waste time and money for minimal gains when you could do an easier cheaper modification and get more out of it.

earls88

Cool thanks have any ideas on specks for one that will work for stock heads plan on having them ported an polished ..

earls88

Sorry for the misspelling on the post between me and this phone ..Words sometimes have not enough letter s or too many letters hope it is fixed now

midias

My wife's family English is their second language and your post reminded me of their emails. I use swipe and predictive typing on my phone then read it before posting so it is usually not an issue. Just when I saw things like injectors spelled with an E I guessed we got another visitor from outside the USA

I would not put any more money into stock heads besides some new springs. Save for something better and aftermarket.

earls88

Lol it's fine ....I didn't no how bad it was until I read it ..It's my phone it also trys to change words when you hit space bar ..Anyway ..I was also wondering about a ls1 set up like the wiring harness an ECM could that bolt to my transmission I have access to a good one for 200 bucks ECM everything ..I just wanted to keep the tpi it makes the car look original

brettr81

$200 for a running LS1 setup? I'd probably go LS then.

earls88

I'm sorry lt1 ...I have went over every thing in my head an I think it would bolt right up but u no how it is when u swapping thing that wasn't designed to be there ..

brettr81

It will bolt in and fit just like your stock one.

Vanilla Ice

You make it sound so simple. It isn't so.

brettr81

Not too many things with cars is easy. Technically it will bolt in, but rewiring and all the other crap and changes to make it run are a little different. It will bolt up to his trans and that was his question. Personally, I'd just do whatever I feel comfortable with, and that wouldn't be switching to an LT1. I hate wiring cars, I can do it, I've done it, but it's soooo damn tedious.