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305 to supercharged 383

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Old Jul 30, 2009 | 02:10 PM
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305 to supercharged 383

i was wondering if i put a supercharged 383 motor in my camaro can i still use my original throttle body and will my oxygen censors get bad readings and make it run crappy?
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Old Jul 30, 2009 | 08:04 PM
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Re: 305 to supercharged 383

Assuming you want to know if you can swap in a new longblock and bolt a SC on and go
Also assuming this is TBI because the TB isnt a high priority for TPI guys

Short answer, no

Alot of tuning and supporting mods are needed to get this thing to run. Refer to the TBI forum for details
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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 07:50 PM
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Re: 305 to supercharged 383

ok but what you are saying that it is possible but i will need a lot of tuning?
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