82CrossfireInj

right now im more concerned about how much power i can put out spending the least amount of money than my opinion, i have driven a carbed Maro, and have driven a TBI 'bird, and i dont prefer either one over the other, just what i can get more power out of, cheaper

THEGENERAL

hmm more power cheaper = carb 9 times out of 10

82CrossfireInj

specific brands? would it also be smart to have the 383 cammed too?

THEGENERAL

what do you mean cammed??

do you mean upgrading the cam to a larger cam .......that all depends upon your setup of what you want to run

you dont want to go throwing parts into an engine and end up with alot of high dollar parts that wont run any better together than it did before ......you need to make sure that everything is matched together ...and works in accordance to the other parts...

ljnowell

Dont get too much cam for the rest of the setup. It will only hurt you. As far as a carb, basically everyone on here will say Holley. In my opinion before I used a holley, I would switch to a HEI vacuum advance distributor and a non-CC Qjet carb. They work great. If I were going to be buying an "aftermarket" though, I like edelbrock. But beware, if you buy an edelbrock you will be treated as the black sheep of the site.

Orr89RocZ

iTrader: (20)

yeah, packages like edelbrock provides is matched.

Just get a intake with a range like 2500-6500 rpm
Then get a cam to match. What are you using? Hydro-roller?

Rollers on 383, I d say something like 230/240 range and around abit over .500 inches of lift. comp cams make an extreme energy cam like this. the 276hr is not bad either-- 224/230. Either one would work good. Its probly best to be abit small than too big LOL

THEGENERAL

BAAAA! BAAAA! :lala:

Inwo

He'd have to buy the -entire- system. He'd be looking at well over $1000 for all the modifications he'd have to make, with a carb the cost of entry is MUCH lower. Under $500 most likely.

Orr89RocZ

iTrader: (20)

The upgraded TPI and superram/mini ram would be running over 800 dollars +

But cant you get a stealth ram and the fuel rails for under 500? and get TPI harness for 100 bucks on ebay? Might not be too far out of the carb price range. Just got to shop around. LOL

ljnowell

Its still not going to be able to beat the carb, for outright peak power and RPMS, in the same price range.

THEGENERAL

not to mention tuning difficulties with a carb they are alot easier to deal with ....

ljnowell

Be careful, someone will step in, probably someone who wasnt alive before EFI and tell you that its just as easy to tune. I agree with you though, nothing beats the carb for simplicity.

Inwo

Burning chips is another $300+ to invest not to mention the loggin laptop at around $300 for an old POS so that in addition to the fuel pump, sensors, injectors, distributor, speedometer, not to mention incidentals and of course the fuel rails, harness, throttle body and intake...

It's not 'cheap' to convert a CFI/CC Carb car to an upgraded tpi system. Not difficult but not cheap either. CFI to non-cc carb is MUCH cheaper.

82CrossfireInj

by "cammed" i meant, newer, better cam, im running a pretty worn out Comp right now, when the 383 was built it was built custom, not all the parts were new though, and the cam was pulled out of a corner in his garage, but i know a man who works for Comp here in Memphis, so acquiring a new shaft wont be a big deal...

but Ive got you guys saying Holley, and my friends dad has a 1923 T-Bucket with 2 Demon carbs, and they run amazingly great, and im not sure at this point to go with Demon or Holley? what do you guys think about Demon

Inwo

The guy who designed Demons used to simply modify holleys and still many of the parts are similar although I think he manufactures all his own parts now. They're a bit more reliable than regular Holleys inasmuch as you don't have to constantly play with the jetting when it gets colder or warmer out. Edelbrocks you can just about set it and forget it, they're ideal street carbs. However if you enjoy messing with your carbs every week or two I'd get Demon. They're awful pricey though.

Orr89RocZ

iTrader: (20)

I hear those demons are great carbs but alittle more expensive than other carbs. Both are great brands tho. It just matters what cfm you get to match intake and cam. Whats your power goals and what heads/compression you running? i am assuming you got a regular hydraulic flat tappet cam? From this you can get an idea of what you need. The rest of the carb guys can help you out alot more than i can. Try the carb boards.

82CrossfireInj

yeah they are high priced, still again, i am just running my options