Firebird1984

Ok, I am about 2 months out from pulling my old 305 out of my 1984 Firebird and dropping in a 350 crate engine. I have a few questions and want to know what you folks have done when you did this swap.

1. Fuel Pump- I have an Edelbrock street pump with a bottom feed plate on it. Will this fit ok with the engine cradle/crossmember or will there be clearance issues?

2. What did you do with the return line that is stock on the old pump. The new Edelbrock one only has the inlet and outlet. Did you just plug it off or what?

3. I have removed all the old broken emission stuff (previous owner ran rampant through the system and it is way beyond repair of any kind). What would you suggest I do with the vapor canister? There is no operating purge valve to draw vapors into the engine to burn them and the thing has been sitting this way for a long time. Should I remove the canister and plug the line off, remove the canister and put some kind of filter on it and vent it under the car, or what would you suggest? Not sure if plugging the line off would hurt anything. Any suggestions?

Thanks for any help offered.
Brad

five7kid

iTrader: (14)

You may have some clearance problems with the pump. Not completely sure about that.

Plug the return line.

If you remove the vapor canister, plug the line and get a vented gas cap.

Firebird1984

Thanks five7kid. As usual, you have a grip on this stuff. It may be challenging to find a vented cap, but I'll check at our local auto parts place. I would like to get a locking type if possible. Hope they can match something up for me from the Stant line. I may e-mail Stant on this issue to see what they suggest.

I recall someone telling me that the Edelbrock pump was a bit big for this app, but I can't find where I saw that info. I am wondering if I should go with a Mr. Gasket as I think they are smaller in diameter, or perhaps a Carter.

Thanks again for the reply, I appreciate it!
Brad

five7kid

iTrader: (14)

The local Checker (which I believe is Shucks in your area) had both vented and non-vented regular caps on the shelf, but only non-vented in the locking style.