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Old 06-11-2007, 10:33 PM
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Conversion from tbi to carb nearly complete (vid)

Took this video today. I thought I wouldn't get the car back together but it's turned out pretty good I think. Trying to link to UTUBE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKr-PPGkNFo
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It's sounding good man, hope it all turns out well for you.
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Re: Conversion from tbi to carb nearly complete (vid)

sounds really nice which fittings and lines did you use for the ps pump?
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sounds really nice which fittings and lines did you use for the ps pump?

I just cut the ends off the cooling lines and had them brazed to some -an fittings then had the lines made up at a local industrial supply house.
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Sounds really good, what do you have as far as exhaust goes?
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I just had a mufflex y-pipe on at the time. I don't really like how it fits. I'm not sure what path I will take.




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Sounds really good, what do you have as far as exhaust goes?
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yep love that sound. looks sweet too, alot nicer looking than tbi. What size carb is that?
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Holley 770 Street Avenger. Hoping it won't be too big.

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yep love that sound. looks sweet too, alot nicer looking than tbi. What size carb is that?
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Long tubes or shorties? Sounds GOOD!
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Long tubes or shorties? Sounds GOOD!

Hooker Long tubes
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Re: Conversion from tbi to carb nearly complete (vid)

I suspected long tubes. Shorties can never match the sound.

I getting it was running out of the Y-pipe then?
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