i want to remove my cfi, and install a carb, and better cam, but i dont know what will work best with my setup, what do you guys think

 

If you can, try and post more info, like what cam you have now, rear gear ratio, stall speed, cylinder heads and what are your goals. Daily driver? Street/strip? Race only? What kind of headers do you have? (primary diameter and length) For my 383 I was "realistic" from the out set. I wanted lots of torque (why I went for more cubes) and I wanted it at an rpm I'd actually see on the street since it is my daily driver. It will rarely, if ever, see a strip. Knowing that I selected a mild cam that has a power band in a range I will actually see, not something that is making power at 5500rpm+. I just did an LT4 HOT cam which is quite mild in a 383 and I think it is a fun, easy to live with combo. To go with that I went with Edelbrock heads that have high port velocity to increase torque at the expense of high rpm power, but high rpms will hardly ever be seen so it was a worthwhile trade off. For an intake I went with a dual plane (Performer PRM) since that is consistent with my original goals and I have gone through a few carbs, right now I have a Q-Jet but I will soon have a holley VS to play with. My overall goal was to make the car as fun as possible to drive daily. And while I am still working out some little things, I feel like I have accomplished that goal quite well. Anyway, post more info and I think there will be better informed recommendations as a result.

 

To swap you'll need a carb, FP regulator, new ditributor (mechanical), and an intake. Then you'll need to tinker and tune; throttle cable bracket, jetting, timing, etc.

FWIW, you can support over 300 hp w/the CFI intake by porting it...all for the cost of a plenum lid gasket and intake gaskets. It's an increadible bang-for-the-buck imporvement that CFI offers simply because the manifold in stock form is so bad. I personally advocate doing that, as you retain the advantages of EFI. JMHO.

-Tom

 

I don't know if you have an Automatic Transmission or not, but if you do, you will need some way to lock up the converter (if you have a locking converter)