If I bought a 350 HO deluxe, complete with carb and everything. What else would I need to have done to get rid of my tbi and run the carb?

I'd have to get it installed because I don't have the slightest idea how to. LOL

Would i be able to keep my ac, cruise control, and will i still be able to make the torque converter lock up? What parts will I need?

I need advice, I don't want to spend a whole buttload of money... And i'm still not sure what motor to get anyways.

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1992 Red RS with 305 TBI

 

Brian,
I'm in the same boat that you are. I'm swapping out the 305 TBI and getting a 350 HO. It's the cheapest engine you can get $/hp wise. I figured that with the engine(shipped), a holley 670 cfm carb, vortec intake, 6 3/4 harmonic damper, it would cost $2,600. Add another $1000 to get it installed(that's what I've heard is top price for it, I don't know S**t about engine swaps either) You've got the entire engine done for $3600, and it gives 330 HP. That's huge. I don't know what you'd need for just carburation, but I know that 3600 isn't bad, especially since that's all the parts that dont come with it included.

 

Alot of the "swap parts" are included since you are getting the whole long block. What diameter is the stock 305 Balancer. And is the summit 6 3/4 fine for a 330hp engine that revs to 6000rpms?

 

yeah im in the same boat too with the same car i think its the best buy, and you from what im hearing can get it done without affecting all of your parts, but there are a few more things at least for me better brakes and new coils and struts as well as a open posi so its more than i thought but let me know how it is going

 

Nobody seems to be answering your real questions. I haven't had a lot of exposure to TBI, but from what I do know about carb & TPI, and what I have heard about TBI, let me take a shot.

AC: Shouldn't be a big deal, but you may have a bracket or two that will need to come from a carb car.

Cruise: It's run by the ECM. I've heard conflicting stories about whether it continues to function when the TPS and ignition signals are eliminated. It too may need some brackets off of a carb car, and perhaps cable.

Torque convertor lockup: You'll need a lockup kit from Summit or Jegs.

You may need a new throttle and TV cable. I'm not sure if the TBI air cleaner base will fit - probably, I'm just not sure.

This type of swap is usually done by the owner because shops don't like to spend time addressing these nagging little details, and customers don't like to pay shop rates for them to run to the junk yard. Is there some place you could do this job - garage or a friend's garage? There's nothing like doing this type of thing to help you understand and appreciate how your ride works. Everybody who has done it had to do it for the first time some time.

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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R. 2.93 limited slip. Cat-back from '91 GTA, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LG4 w/LB9 block, ZZ3 cam and intake, WP 305 heads ported & polished, Hooker headers & y-pipe, 3" Catco cat).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. 0.030 over 396, Weiand Action+, Edelbrock 1901 Q-Jet, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" headers, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, 3.08 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Best 15.1 @ 5800' Bandimere. Daily driver while Camaro was being put together.

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