Need help making parts list for engine bay to appear stock and air conditioning is half there.I bought the car from a junkyard it was the guys daily driver it has about 8 layers of paint which were stripp ed an painted black now i an starting from scratch first big project need help. Want a tpi but also want to keep the 400 but i need parts list.

 

I'm not sure I'm following what you have and what you're after. If you have a complete TPI system and a complete running 400, what you need to get it installed & running is gaskets. How well it would run is the only remaining issue.

"Stock appearing TPI" pretty much means a stock TPI. The #1 restriction of that system is the stock runners, which, if changed, will be the first tip-off to a half-way knowing eye that it is no longer stock.

The base can be changed and still maintain stock appearance. The plenum can be ported without changing its appearance. The throttle body can be changed, but the new/bigger unit will likely have a non-GM name on it, again detracting from the "stock" appearance.

TPI on a 400 requires, at a minimum, base and runner changes in order to get any kind of power out of it. Plus plenum porting. Larger TB benefits is a debate I won't get into here (everybody does it, but GM uses the L98 48mm TB on their 502 HP 502 Ramjet crate engine).

 

Thanks for the reply but i have a running 400 in a firebird whith a carb setup what i need is a list of parts to make it look look a stock 350 TPI car.The wiring is no good but i need to replace the harness anyway i found a guy that would sell me the full needs for the tpi swap but i need the engine dressup and pars to make the engine bay look like it came from the show room what i need is a list of the parts i would need like a/c comppressors and pumps and stuff like so it would look like i want it to so clould u tell give me the year and info of a firebird to use as an example but the list would be wonderfull this is oviously "my" firs project ihave been around cars since i was small so i am not a novice i auto work but i still need help.

 

Is it a Pontiac 400 or a Chevy 400?

If it is a Chevy 400, is it a small block or big block?

 

It is a chevy small block i want to bolt all the original 86ish tpi under hood like all the pumps pulleys and a/c compressor(with the exeption of the 400) also the interior and gta body stuff to it

 

An '86 TPI and all the '86 brackets, etc., would bolt onto a SBC 400.

 

That is what i have been wanting to know would u know anyone whom could make me a list the parts that i need in the engine bay all new but i need a one stop shop

 

I think I'm finally starting to get a grip on what you have.

You have an '82 car, a 400 engine, and nothing else. Your options are to continue looking in junk yards for all of the TPI, AC, accessories & brackets; or check the classifieds on this Board.

You really don't want to try to piece this together. Buying the whole thing from one person, if possible, is the only sanity-preserving approach.

 

Exactly. The bodyof the car is in grate shape interior realy only needs two things carpet seats(and a whole lot of plastic clean up)

 

During the next 2 weeks i will try to help the 400 opperate whith the tpi using Summit TPI Cam and Lifter Kits
Cam and Lifters, Hydraulic Flat Tappet, Advertised Duration 268/ 278, Lift .420/ .442, Chevy, Small Block, Kit and use 49ib injectors