I have a 1988 z28 it was tbi but I got a parts car a 1985 camaro with a 4bbl I took the intake and carb and put it on my 88 z28 cut the fuel pump lime because I was told it had 50psi and put the mechanical pump in I did the comp. stroke got the motor to tdc put the distributer in so it points at cylinder 1 put the cap on and put the plugs onfrom there now I cant get the car to start can anyone help me solve the problem you can e-mail me or replay e-mail is fbodytransam1@yahoo.com

 

If the engine won't start and its in good condition the things that will keep it from starting are: air, fuel, and spark. First check ignition you may have a simple problem there. Then check and make sure you have your fuel lines hooked up correctly and that the fuel pump is working. Also make sure you're not flooding the engine by tapping the gas too much at start up. Which reminds me, to engage the choke you need to pump the gas to the floor one time, one time only! See if any of that helps. Its probably ignition though, you'll be able to tell as soon as you pull one of the plugs. Good luck, let me know if it doesn't work out I can help you out some more.

 

I know the pump works and im getting spark sometime it will blow a flame out the carb i was dumb when i pulled the distributer out i didnt mark it on the 85 it cme with the carb that i put on my 88 do i have to put any plugs on like you do on the tbi system

 

well i tried to get the choke to engage it still wont start there is a fuel line thats on the front of the carb and one on the back i put the line coming in on the front and the one on the back is going to a canister on the front drivers side on the can it says tank with a ruber hose that appears to go back to the tank and yes the pump works it shoots gas about a foot or so

 

Alright, it sounds like you have everything hooked up right but the distributor. You have two options:
1) Find TDC when #1 cylinder is on compression stroke and mark on balancer indicates TDC. Put distributor in with rotor pointing toward #1 plug connection.
2) I think you've got the distributor 180 out, so put it in the opposite way you have it.

You can do it either way, up to you but I'm sure its timing because its backfiring out the carb.

 

Also check that the plug wires are going to the right place.

I've done that enough times to always check it when I've replaced a distributor and have a no start, or poor running engine.

 

ok I got it to start and used a quadrojet carb the issue was the ecm was stuck open i got the timming perfect hears the thing you got to get it to 5000 rpms or so for the 4bbl to open and it runs really sluggish like it only running on 4 cyl. can anyone think of anything

 

alright here is the new thing the motor is was ussing was nasty internaly so i pulled it out and put the motor in from the 85 i got when i opened it up it look like it had problally less than 5000 miles on it very clean still got some work to do to finish it up i should have it running by tomorrow and driving this week depending on weather

 

How did you go about putting the '85 computer & sensors in the '88? You haven't said anything about that.

 

im not putting the comp in i am using the old comp in am using a noncomputerized carb

 

You said it came from an '85 Camaro, which from the factory would be a Quadrajet. Unless that car was delivered in Canada, it wouldn't have a mechanical carb. So, you should have been more specific.

Now, what distributor are you using?

 

i am going to use the dist. from the 85 i doesnt have the electronic timming

 

in about a month or 2 ia going to be putting in a 350 bored 30 over roller rockers lifters full cam vortec heads elderbrock high rise intake and the quadrajet carb the whole motor is brand new i got everything but the heads and intake for free then i should be pushing some real power

 

well its almost done i just got to put the eg manifolds on and it will be done it rained almost every day last week so i could not work on the car but i might be buying a 91 transam 350 tpi for $1000 it only has 70k the owner is 17 and her parents dont want her driving such a fast car so my buddy is going to be buying camaro from me ill put up a new post when i figure it out