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Old 01-24-2010, 11:09 AM   #1
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did they put tbi in 85

im going to look at a 85 z28 that is supoose to a tbi. Did they put the tbi on a z28. Its auto. not sure about anything else. Which code on the vin should i look at to find if it is really a z28/tbi/v8
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Re: did they put tbi in 85

TBI was 88-92. 8th digit of the vin would be E for TBI.
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im going to look at a 85 z28 that is supoose to a tbi. Did they put the tbi on a z28. Its auto. not sure about anything else. Which code on the vin should i look at to find if it is really a z28/tbi/v8
In 85, a Z28 and/or an IROC would be carbed or be equipped with TPI.

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