CC Distributer Will It Work?
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Car: '89 Camaro Convertible
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CC Distributer Will It Work?
I have a Computer Controled distributer from a TBI setup. Will it work with a TPI setup? Will it work with a computer controlled carb like on the LG4 setup?
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Car: '89 Camaro Convertible
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Vader,
I'm interested in sellingit in the thirdgen.org classifieds and I need to know how to list it. I suppose I'll just state that it was pulled from a TBI car and leave it at that.
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I'm interested in sellingit in the thirdgen.org classifieds and I need to know how to list it. I suppose I'll just state that it was pulled from a TBI car and leave it at that.
Thanks.
Last edited by Max; 02-17-2006 at 10:16 AM.
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Do you have a photo or diagram of the connector? It appears that through at least the 1989 model year, the TBI and TPI distributors are identical. The carbureted engine distributors are different, however.
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Car: '89 Camaro Convertible
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Vader,
The dist. has two female weatherpack connectors on its base. The one on the left is a 2 pin connector and the one or the right is a four pin connector.
Thanks again for you help.
Lance
The dist. has two female weatherpack connectors on its base. The one on the left is a 2 pin connector and the one or the right is a four pin connector.
Thanks again for you help.
Lance
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Car: 86 MCSS-87 Z28
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Both large cap and small cap dist. will fit TPI manifolds. There is no differance in length of dist. between carb, TBI or TPI. The only thing that changes between styles is the electrical conectors.
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Both large cap and small cap dist. will fit TPI manifolds. There is no differance in length of dist. between carb, TBI or TPI. The only thing that changes between styles is the electrical conectors.
The early TPI distributor caps and rotors had a lower profile. The distributor shaft length was necessarily different to allow the lower distributor height. This was to enable the TPI distributor to fit under the plenum extension trim piece. Obviously, there is no difference in the length under the intake. Chevy didn't position the cam differently just for a TPI.
Don't take my word for it. Look at the part numbers for integral coil HEI distributors, 1985-87. The most obvious difference to the casual observer is the different mounting means for the cap. Carbed engine HEIs had the traditional quarter-turn spring loaded bails, while the TPI version had screws. Corvettes had the same distributor. Later distributors may have been the same for TBI/TPI engines, but not these.
Been there/done that. And I've been bit in the rear end by this difference on these "same" distributors...
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An 86 carb dist, works on a TPI swap. Have 2 MCSS running the set up. While the upper part of dist is different, the dimension from manifold mount to gear is the same. You can't mix and match upper parts, but you can swap complete units.
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Car: '89 Camaro Convertible
Engine: LB9 Heads/LT1 Cam Holley 670 Carb
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The Dist. I have is designed for an external coil. Do the TPI and Carb Dist. all have internal coil designs?
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Originally posted by gcpoland
An 86 carb dist, works on a TPI swap. Have 2 MCSS running the set up. While the upper part of dist is different, the dimension from manifold mount to gear is the same. You can't mix and match upper parts, but you can swap complete units.
An 86 carb dist, works on a TPI swap. Have 2 MCSS running the set up. While the upper part of dist is different, the dimension from manifold mount to gear is the same. You can't mix and match upper parts, but you can swap complete units.
The early TPI distributor caps and rotors had a lower profile. The distributor shaft length was necessarily different to allow the lower distributor height. This was to enable the TPI distributor to fit under the plenum extension trim piece. Obviously, there is no difference in the length under the intake. Chevy didn't position the cam differently just for a TPI.
Interceptor - You have a later design distributor. While it MAY work with a carbed engine, it was used when no carbed V-8 engines were available on ThirdGens. The choices were TBI or TPI. That design used an external coil insterad of the integral design. Advertise your spare part accordingly. Good luck selling it. If it's in good condition, it shouldn't take long to unload.
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