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Old May 1, 2001 | 08:44 AM
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need motor swap advise and info.....step inside

i own an 88 sport coupe with a 305 tbi...I am currently saving up money to buy a 350 crate motor that i found a great deal on.The 350 is almost totally complete,all i need is to add carb and hedders.it already has a Weiand STEALTH High Performance 180 Degree Dual Plane Intake Manifold,what kind of carb would complement that?what kind of hedders would you recommend?The main thing i was curious to know was....what kind of problems might i come across doing this swap?i am not doing this swap...somewone else is.....i am just wanting to get an idea of the problems ahead.i have already been told that i will no longer need my computer...is this true?Im sure that some of ya'll have already done this to get rid of your tired tbi...any help is greatly appreciated...thanx.
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Old May 1, 2001 | 12:45 PM
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I'm not fimilliar with Georgia smog laws but will it have to be smogged? You might run into problems since your car came FI, they might not like the fact that you are going back to carbed.
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Old May 3, 2001 | 08:23 PM
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Car: Transformed 86 Coupe
Engine: 400 sbc
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I would stay away from Holley carbs on the street. Just my opinion. As far as the headers are concerned, it depends on how much of your stock exhaust you want to reuse. You can buy short headers and a Y-pipe and reuse your entire exhaust system, or get long tube headers and have a custom exhaust built to connect to your cat back.

I'm not sure about the computer in your case. You may have to do some additional rewiring to get rid of it but I'm sure others on this board know the answer.
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