KITT1983

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how dare you post here

Coyote850

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'83 Z-28/58,000 miles. Purrrs like a kitten, a big kitten..............

KITT1983

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82tarecaro

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Whoa - better put a few miles on that car and get rid of that! BTW - 1982 Recaro LU5 here. Runs great!

KITT1983

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i cant the odometer is stuck

Six_Shooter

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I have one as well...

It's under the hood of a 1971 Chev truck, that is highly modified.

I really need to upload some pictures of it...

Dens71TA

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My '82 Recaro hit 50,000 miles a couple weeks ago. The body has that many anyway.

kmcn47

any of you guys ever wanna sell those functional flaps, fiberglass hoods you let me know

H2Oskeefreek

'83 CrossFire Z.

82tarecaro

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It's Joe Dirt!

kmcn47

that appears to be a wig, atleast i hope so

H2Oskeefreek

Yes, it is most definitely a wig. my wife hates my car, and makes fun of it, so for my birthday she got me a "Mississippi Mudflap" and a jean jacket.

rarebmx

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82 Corvette all original right now with Crossfire. Debating running a TPI on it but will always keep the crossfire socked away just because it is original to the car.

82tarecaro

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I have debated removing mine from my Trans Am, but in the end, I think it is more unique to retain the original Crossfire system. There are mods you can do to that system to make more horsepower.
Check out this site:
www.crossfire.homeip.net/

platynumx

i guess i can add my name to this list now. just bought an almost complete setup off ebay(i think its missing some fuel lines). Don't know if i m gonna put it on my camaro or buick regal yet tho. also i do have a cfi hood with the functional flaps just needs a new solenoid for the flaps.it ll probably end up on the camaro the more i think about it. it ll be different seeing a cfi on an 89 convertible.

82TA90FORMULA

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1982 Pontiac Trans Am with Crossfire Injection has 154,000 and running great!!

86blackiroc

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Well, I have an engine-less '84 Z28, an extra 350, and a 100% complete crossfire setup... the three are bound to mate up one of these days.

Rca1965

82 pace car with crossfire here. 63,090 miles

jediknight

82 Z-28 here.. All orignial... getting ready for a restore..

dcil

Mine is an 82 with 24,8xx miles. Long story short, has a 350 w carb, wrong hood, and has sat in the sun for too long. Drives like new, looks like hell. All that will change soon

FormerL69

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Just joined the CFI club on Monday of this week. Picked up an 82 Camaro Pace Car with 67,500 miles -- all original. Runs a bit rich, but I haven't started to dig in yet.

DanGav

83 TA Daytona 500 CFI 79,000 miles

KITT1983

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we need to meet up

TX82PaceCar

I have a 1982 Indy Pace Car with the Crossfire engine, she has about 72K miles on her and I bought it new the Friday before the Indy 500. It was in storage for years and I am now looking at getting it roadworthy again.

KITT1983

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check out this site it will help you out with your CFI problems

http://crossfireinj.5.forumer.com/

http://www.crossfireinjection.net/

TX82PaceCar

Thanks, KITT1983. I'm sure I'm looking at all kinds of issues in this area as the car was stored with a full tank of fuel in the expectation it wasn't going to be parked that long. Job relocation and marriage conspired against that plan, but now that it is in MY garage again, I plan on getting it back on the road again in the months ahead. I think I still have a magazine article that contained details about the actual pace car's buildup for the aluminum 350 motor that was in that car, I might explore that route in the future. A nice looking car like a pace car deserves more than 165 horsepower!

KITT1983

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a cfi 350 can make 350-400 hp but it is not easy

TX82PaceCar

I would probably keep it mild - I think the aluminum 350 used in the '82 race was around 250 horsepower, but they made mods to the car to prevent other issues from occurring due to the increased horsepower and torque of that engine. I don't remember if the CFI was on that 350 motor or if they opted for the tried and true carb from that era.

I really don't want to deviate too far from stock as there seem so few original f-bodies left untouched from that time. When I do replace the 305 and tranny, I am going to store them in case someone wants to make the car numbers matching again. But in the meantime, I will enjoy the increased power from the 350...

8t2 z-chev

The actual pace cars did have CFI-as far as i have heard,
the manifold and throttle bodies were stock production
but there were no emission controls at all and special
ECM calibration.The manifold lid and throttle bodies as
well as the alternator case and other items were finished
in "black crackle".HP rating of 250hp was reconed to be
on the consevative side...By engine specs and parts
used,including, IIRC,11:1 compression,actual pace
car engine should produce close to 325-350hp if a
good carb was in place-crossfire manifold in stock form
is very restrictive...
A few problems that could be present with a CFI that
has sat a few years include stuck injectors,a soft and
burst coupler hose in the tank,and a ruined fuel pump
if gas went rancid in the tank.

TX82PaceCar

8t2 z-chev wrote:
"A few problems that could be present with a CFI that has sat a few years include stuck injectors,a soft and burst coupler hose in the tank,and a ruined fuel pump if gas went rancid in the tank."

8t2 z-chev, I was under this car back in the late 80's pulling out the gas tank after the pump failed...you would think I would have learned my lesson then!

8t2 z-chev

i had to replace my original GM pump last year was still
pumping,but sounded nasty and was starting to lose
pressure...took it apart and the bushings were shot and
impellers loose-replaced it with a walbro.I was starting
to worry about the coupler hose getting soft but it was
good still.BTW,do you have rear wiper on your pace car
replica?-last one i saw had the wiper but i don't know
if that was standard on the pace cars.

TX82PaceCar

No, mine did not come with the rear wiper option, the power antenna or the 4-wheel disc brakes - I don't recollect offhand if a power driver's seat was available then. I think it had everything else on the options list. The dealership where I bought my pace car at had at least 6 pace cars in stock...I think the economic recession of that time caused a lot of pace cars to get shuffled off to dealerships that could move them off the showroom floor. I had my pick of the litter, I wish I could turn back the clock and put out the few extra bucks to get the 4 wheel disc brakes option, but I was already stretched in financing the car with the onerous interest rates that were present then...

jollythought

I'm kinda late on the thread, but after two years of sitting, my 83 CFI T/A is up and running it still has a long way to go so this summer should be fun

wjrace

1984 Vette stock 5.7 CFI. 116,000 miles, still running good.

82_Camaro

82 CFI Z28 Rebuilt

millerb83

I have an 83 recaro as well

KITT1983

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we neeed photos!!

millerb83

In the process of a rebuild, get some pics when I drop it in

acepatt

82 z28, crossfire, composite ram air hood, posi, t tops, 4 wheel disk,
just built the 305 crossfire runs smooth at all speeds winds up to 4k plus easy.

KITT1983

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what mods did you do

Touareg

Does anyone else love the sound of the engine when the hood scoop opens up?

acepatt

slight edge work on/ in the intake/heads, stock rebuild, removed the air injection system and cat. No smog in montana.
pretty much a stock build with minor detail work.

greekknight

1982 Pontiac trans am with a crossfire and 93000 original miles.

Pac-Attack

I have a 1983 Trans Am with Crossfire. It has a 150,000 on it and the engine is currently being rebuilt. I also picked up a complete Crossfire setup as a spare. It only has 74,000 miles on it so I have spare parts if anything in mine ever goes.

CoupedUp

I do!.... And plan to again, just as soon as I get her cleaned up!

83TransAmDayton

mine has been sitting cant get it to run

Coyote850

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Give us some details: How longs it been sitting? Does it crank at all? What have you tried so far? (Maybe a mod should move this to the TBI section, maybe we can figure this out.)

83TransAmDayton

few weeks now injectors not getting a signal to spray fuel. Did a rebuild with new cam and ported intake manfold and had bigger valves put in. car will only run with fuel you pour down it then it dies. does sound nice

83TransAmDayton

Talked to the guy from DCS He said it could be the Fuel Pressure Switch that't in the back of the manfold

kauboy

I think you mean the oil pressure switch, it supplies voltage to run the fuel pump when the oil pressure comes up. The initial fuel pump activation is done by the ECM when you key on ignition.