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Old 05-02-2001, 02:17 PM   #1
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Should I toss the cross fire

Would I get better performance out of a Tuned Port 305 or a Cross Fire.
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Old 05-02-2001, 09:02 PM   #2
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Eww man ditch that Crossfire BS, from what I heard it's noooooo good. Look at it this way, the 350 crossfire Corvette made less HP than my 305 TPI 91. I believe a crossfire vette is rated at 195hp, while my 305 TPI is like 230hp. So thats my 2 cents anyway. As for why the crossfire is so bad, I really have no real answer more than a few guesses.

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Tunned port is more performance oriented than cross fire. I think the crossfire was a good idea but never fully explored because its easyer to dump a new manifold distributer and slap a carb on it to make more power.
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Old 05-02-2001, 11:20 PM   #4
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Yes ditch the crossfire. You'd even be better off going with TBI over crossfire.
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Old 05-03-2001, 05:19 PM   #5
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From a performance standpoint, ditch it. But throw it in a box somewhere. CFI cars are getting rare, between ending up in boneyards and being swapped for carbs. If/when you decide to sell your car or bring it back to stock, you'll be glad you kept the CFI unit.

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Old 05-07-2001, 09:12 PM   #6
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hey dude checkout THE CROSSFIRE INJECTION FORUM. you maybe impressed about what they have done with cfi.
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yeah,al you gotta do is spend $1500...tweak this,port this...screw it...dump that misfire(lol) injection+get a non comp controlled carb,intake,and distributor and call it a day.why do you think they only made it for two years lol
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