questions on swap
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questions on swap
i just got a 89 formula and after tearing the heads off i found a whole the size of a softball in the piston chamber, so im gonna swap the engine for an older 350 with a carb. the engine that was in it was a 84-90 model 350 with a fuel injected carb, the previous owner told me that it wasnt the orginal engine and he didnt know what it was out of. my question is if i do away with the fuel injection is the computer needed for anything else or can i just take it out all together? also if i do this would i be neededing a wire harness for the older 350? thanks
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Re: questions on swap
Originally posted by 86birdy
i just got a 89 formula and after tearing the heads off i found a whole the size of a softball in the piston chamber, so im gonna swap the engine for an older 350 with a carb. the engine that was in it was a 84-90 model 350 with a fuel injected carb, the previous owner told me that it wasnt the orginal engine and he didnt know what it was out of. my question is if i do away with the fuel injection is the computer needed for anything else or can i just take it out all together? also if i do this would i be neededing a wire harness for the older 350? thanks
i just got a 89 formula and after tearing the heads off i found a whole the size of a softball in the piston chamber, so im gonna swap the engine for an older 350 with a carb. the engine that was in it was a 84-90 model 350 with a fuel injected carb, the previous owner told me that it wasnt the orginal engine and he didnt know what it was out of. my question is if i do away with the fuel injection is the computer needed for anything else or can i just take it out all together? also if i do this would i be neededing a wire harness for the older 350? thanks
"Fuel injected carb"?
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you have to decide whether or not you want to use your stock distibutor, fuel pump, and trans if you have an auto.
also i think the speedo needs the computer to work.
with out the computer youd have to get a different distibutor, wire the fuel pump to a switch and relay with a regulator, and the 700r4 needs a vac operated lockup switch to function properly
getting a different wiring harness can help some but i did my own.
also i think the speedo needs the computer to work.
with out the computer youd have to get a different distibutor, wire the fuel pump to a switch and relay with a regulator, and the 700r4 needs a vac operated lockup switch to function properly
getting a different wiring harness can help some but i did my own.
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