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Old 10-22-2007, 05:08 PM
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Hey all,

I getting an LO3 to L98 swap done, and I was wondering if I need to go to the referree once the car is running?

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Old 10-22-2007, 06:03 PM
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No, as our cars came with TPI ...I have done it (F-body, that's all that matters)
Old 10-22-2007, 06:14 PM
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won't he fail the visual test though? (from TBI to TPI)
Old 10-22-2007, 06:20 PM
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That was my concern... with the VIN reading TBI, and the motor being TPI... Or is it that the smog tech would see f-body and available motors are v6, TBI, TPI (must have one)
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Oh, and BTW Don, are you still going to be available to install my wiring? Fedex tracking says it is gonna be here on Wednesday

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Old 10-22-2007, 06:29 PM
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imadude .... if you had a LO-3 how come you didn't just re-pin the original harness to run TPI?
Old 10-22-2007, 06:32 PM
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My old harness was pretty messed up... cut in lots of places and "creatively rewired" (due to who ever owned the car before me)... So I got a new harness with the TPI swap parts, but it was from a 90 Formula... But another harness from a 91Z is coming this week.

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Old 10-22-2007, 06:37 PM
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what was different about camaro/firebird ecm harness?
Old 10-22-2007, 06:51 PM
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The 90 to 91 difference was the big one, but there were some differences between the Firebird/Camaro (the big one being the battery location). The Firebird one would work, but the Camaro one will go in quicker and easier
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