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305 Tpi To 350 Carb

Old Mar 21, 2006 | 02:42 PM
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305 Tpi To 350 Carb

I recently put in a 350 carb into my 86 TA and a Raprot 700R4. Few questions that need answered. I remover the Computer- 1st problem how can i get the factory speedometer to read, 2nd can i use the oil pressure unit off of the 305 and still use my factory gage, 3rd can I still use the factory temp sensor with factory gage, 4th has anyone bought a raptor and hook up the lock-up converter, 5th can I leave the factory fuel pump in the tank and still pull fuel through it using a blue label holley electric fuel pump and reg. 6th will a 750 holley carb pull enough vaccum to operate the brakes if not is they a place on a toker II intake to do this
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 06:00 PM
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speedo cable should be mechanical, just as the rest gauges should work too.
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 07:03 PM
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there is two connection on the tranny one I think is for the torque converter and the other is the speed sensor am I correct about this. the rest of the sensors were apart of the wire bundle that went to the computer
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by lon1986TA
5th can I leave the factory fuel pump in the tank and still pull fuel through it using a blue label holley electric fuel pump and reg. 6th will a 750 holley carb pull enough vaccum to operate the brakes if not is they a place on a toker II intake to do this
The in-tank pump will work fine - just need the regulator to bring the pressure down to 5-7psi for the carb, as the TPI in-tank pumps way more pressure.

Your cam determines the vacuum (and your tuning), not the intake or carb. You need a minimum of 10-12 inches for the brakes to function well. You may have to bump up the timing, and adjust the carb idle back down some, to get your vacuum if needed - I had to do this on mine to get the vacuum necessary for the brakes to work well - I ended up with 11*BTDC timing and adjusted my carb to idle at 800rpm. But, it will depend on your cam and setup - something you'll have to play with until you get it (assuming there's not enough vacuum already).
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 08:15 AM
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my factory pump seem like it is about to go out at anytime. The pump makes a wining sound after the car was running for a while. Also the tank would develope a lot of pressure in the tank even though the gas cap is vented. I was told that the high pressure was caused by the pump getting hot and build pressure is this true or do i have some sort of venting problem. Therefore, I was wanting to run just the holley pump. Would I be able to pull fuel through the factory pump if I leave it in the tank.
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 06:29 PM
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You'll want to remove it - although you may get enough fuel through it to satisfy the 5-7psi of the carb, you'll burn up the expensive holley pump with the restriction in place. As a temporary measure you can draw fuel through it, but only temporary. So, Your choice as to what pump at this point - either way you'll have to remove the tank - it's not all that bad - the worst is removing the exhaust - mine rusted badly and I had to cut my pipes to the muffler - definitely do it BEFORE any exhaust mods.
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 08:41 PM
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thanks for the help
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