Anyone around here do this swap?? How hard is it to do?? All info is appreciated, thanks....

There is plenty of info on this but you should search the engine swap forums or even carb forums. Good choice as the TPI system is only good for a door stop.

It's a pretty big job.. Chuck Fram at AP Racing probably has all the stuff in stock, too.

I would like to respectfully disagree that the TPI is only good for proping open doors. They have their shortcomings as everyone knows, but when working properly, I think they work well. My brother drove a TPI IROC for years in all weather and it performed really well considering everything. I wouldn't bother doing it unless your TPI is so woefully screwed that you'll never get it working or you have a need for speed that only a carb and cubic inches will fix. Your TPI should make like 330ft/lbs stock. I've never done it, but I know you will need at minimum:

Fuel pressure regulator to take the pressure from 40-50psi to 7-?...whatever a carb needs, not much.

87 degree head/intake angle specific intake manifold...not just any SBC will bolt on properly to the EFI heads, and the EFI heads aren't really meant to work with a carb, thought they might actually work pretty good, especially in the streetable RPMs.

Fuel line re-routing

Somehow get the dash cluster to work without the computer. This could be easy or hard, I don't know.

And maybe more. Also, the MTO *can* make your life fairly miserable if they pull you over and find a carb and no emissions components where FI should be.

Its just my though, feel free to do what you want.

Ive dont it many times. Well from a TPI to a SUperram to a carbed BBC. Its pretty simple and have many ways to get the end result

Requirements
1)Carb
2)Intake
3)TV cable/kick down bracket
4)clamps
5)Distributor,cap,rotor,coil, connector
6)manual lock up switch(toggle switch,wires)
7)carb return spring
optional
7)fuel pressure regulator
8)mechanical speedo/cable or"pulse translator"
9)electric or mechanical fuel pump(if you dont want to use a regulator)

You can take the fuel pump out your tank and just replace it with a regular pickup(al tubing)

86 or older intakes can be used/All you have to do is elongate the 4 middle holes.

You just have to wire up the distibutor(ignition,batt,ground and tach).

Well, I think I have fianlly decided to do it.. I just don't have the know how to fix this TPI.. Really pissing me off.....

So I think the project will begin... First I'll start selling off all my TPI stuff and use whatever cash I get and buy an intake and go from there....

What a good Edlebrock intake to buy for my EFI heads??

An Edelbrock Perfromer RPM would be good the heads.You wouldnt need anything else (IIRC its part number 3701)

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