my tbi is burnt thinking about my ideas... i am a cheap guy and i want to go fast easy... i want to repair my car for cheap... my tbi is burnt on the passenger side the whole wire harness... so i am asking if i wanted to swap to carb without keeping anything as in electric stuff and other's can i??? do i need to keep my hoses on the passenger side they are almost all burnt... i am sick of computer but if it is expensive to swap i might have too...
i understand i will need a new intake a carb a dist. what else do i need guys how will the tranny operate and how much hassle is it... is it worth it.. if i do this swap i would want a carb with good throttle response what carb intake combo would go good with my lt1 cam in my 305?? with the tbi heads until i swap to worlds... any help is appreciated and sorry if i didnt make since that good... i am a lil ummm you know..

thanks
Shawn

oh yeah i am getting rid of a/c and heater and i am mostly i interested in speed not mileage... any extra parts for sale guys??how much do you htink i need to complete swap??

 

I think the main issue you are neglecting is "emissions". A vehicle that originally had TBI will not be legal with a carb - period, end of story. TPI is the only alternative to TBI in emissions-speak.

So many guys in non-emissions areas have ripped out their TBI that I would think you could get all you need cheap off the classifieds on this board. But, I'll have to admit I've never looked or tried. Also, the TBI forum has a lot of guys that have successfully negotiated the TBI hurdles.

You might want to be a little less "ummm" before you try to fix it. Not a very good state for driving or working, either.

 

BEFORE YOU GO ASSUMING THAT I HAVE TO PASS EMMISIONS I DONT... MAYBE YOU SHOULD ASK QUESTIONS BEFOPRE YOU GO AND SAY CRAP.. I AM NOT USING UMMMM TO FIX MY PROBLEM JUST SOME SIPMLE QUESTIONS I NEEDED ANSWERED BUT ALREADY HAVE BEEN ANSWERED FOR ME THANKS ANYWAYS.
SHAWN

I HAVE TRIED TO JUMP THE TBI HURDLES ITS A PIECE OF AND WHY EVEN TRY? for the sake of being different?? no i think njspeeder and camaroracer1992 are 2 bad guys but why waste the time?? already found someone with a 350, intake, and distributer as well as vortec heads good luck running that right with a tbi computer.. only one guy trying i know of...

maybe i am mad because i am working but i took that completely as an insult..
Shawn

 

Sorry to have offended, as I had no such intent. You don't have to hang around here very long to see people who overlook the little things, like emissions ("You mean my new 850 Holley carb isn't emissions-legal on a stock LO3?"). Your info includes "Phoenix, AZ", which I was under the impression had emissions inspection and testing. If that's not true for you, bully.

You didn't say anything about a 350 or Vortec heads in your original post, either.

Glad your questions have been answered. Again, no intent to flame or insult.

 

its cool long day at work...

that is what i am trying to get the vortec heads and intake are a long shot... i am going to rid the engine bay of all wires, except the needed i think around 5 wires... also using least amount of hoses as possible in phoenix we dont need heater, at least i dont...
oh yeah cheating emmisions is kind of easy... i know of alot of people that do it.. if your parents dont live in a county that requires emmisions.. thats the only clue i'll give
carb it is i am looking into buying a carter or edelbrock just because of ease to tune...i havent tuned a carb ever and dont want alot of hassle... might go on the 305 for a while until i get 350 rebuilt..
Shawn

 

hey i live in phoenix how do you not have to pass emissions?

 

my mom doesnt live in phoenix so i use her address.. oops i let the secret out... ah well...

 

oh ok i've thought about using a friends address that lives up in globe....do you ever go out to firebird?

 

never wanted to with my slow tbi but now that i am going to carb and maybe th350 instead of 700r i might start gong out there soon.. what do you guys think about a th350??? only 150 dollars..
Shawn:lala: