my buddy just bought a 86 trans am.it had what he says,a 5.0 with tpi...he paid this hackmaster to put in a old 350 truck motor in it.now im the one trying to make sense of it all....did the 86 t/a's come with a comp controlled carb+distributor(the plug-ins are in the carb)?it runs like crap,im sure the hack just discombobulated it till it ran+gave it to him(my friend).it has a comp controlled carb+distributor on it now,im wondering if this car has that setup from factory,or if they are from the truck motor.I didnt think that 86's came with carbs,thats why im asking
mike

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86 camaro:was a v6 car,now its going to be a v-8 5.7l!!
350:cylinders bored .040 over.a little over 9:1 compression(getting a blower some day when im rich lol)line bored.deck is milled a little(was pitted)
trw forged pistons with summit stage 2 polished rods with arp bolts.
194? intake valves(not 2.02( ),pocket ported,gasket matched,and polished ports,torker2 intake with new zinc 650 holley
matched comp cam...runs great on pump gas!!

ase certified for a few years,learned alot though

working on freakin NEONS ,cirruses,tauruses,cobras(well` at least they look nice lol)and intrepids all day makes me drink too much
good job security though

im always on the lookout for cheapv-8 t-5,s
and t-56 setups.they must be cheap.i dont care of they need rebuild,as long as they arent totally blown
also looking for a pair of iroc taillights,and a 145 speedo(cable driven)

 

The 86 Z28 I just bought had the comp-controlled carb and distributor. I gave those up in favor of a good holley and a good old HEI. If it was a factory 350 then it was TPI. Run the VIN and that will tell you the factory configuration. When I ran mine it came back as a 305 4bbl which was close to the condition I recieved the car. When I got the car it was in a botched-swap condition nad it's taken me two weeks to figure out what the hell the idiot was trying to do. It's not hard to ditch the computer, I will be in a better position to explain all the details in about a week. I'm waiting for the right bellhousing to come in. (how he got a truck bellhousing in the car I'll never know.)