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tpi motor too carb'd motor in 92 Z28

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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 12:10 PM
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tpi motor too carb'd motor in 92 Z28

i did a search and didnt find any real answers too my questions.....so here we go



i am just about too start pulling the stock 305 tpi motor out of my 92 Z28 and installing my aluminum headed carb'd small block.....i will be running a MSD 6AL box and a msd pro billet distributor....


my main question is am i going too have too modify any wires??? i will be removing the stock comuter, injection harness etc... i have a 1 wire alternator too clean things up.....will i have too bypass vats? or will it still work with the msd?

any help or pointers are appreciated....

-Donnie
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 01:49 PM
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Not really. You'll need to route the coil power wire to the MSD box, that's about it. VATS won't be affected, it's a one-way street; doesn't care what's on the other end.
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