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Old Aug 6, 2013 | 09:17 PM
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i wish

someone made carb setup to tpi swap kits, i mean talk about an easy efi swap, cheap too, ohwell just a random thought i'd love tpi instead of my carb setup
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 10:36 AM
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Since it's easy and cheap, there's no point to it.
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 06:20 PM
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Re: i wish

I'd take a well tuned carb over stock TPI any day.
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 08:23 PM
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Re: i wish

wanna trade then? and five7kid are you always right about everything?
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 10:30 PM
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Re: i wish

Originally Posted by kmcn47
someone made carb setup to tpi swap kits, i mean talk about an easy efi swap, cheap too
It's called the junkyard.
Find a TPI car , remove the TPI intake , ECM and wiring parts and install them into your car.
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 10:36 PM
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true thats easy enough, but i'd love brand new parts
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 10:37 PM
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also have you ever been to an ohio valley junkyard? everything in it is there for a reason and none of them are camaros
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 10:42 PM
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Find a tpi intake on ebay or somewhere else that has an equally nice and new looking piece, then just purchase the standalone fuel injection system of your choosing. I use Holley myself.
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Old Aug 8, 2013 | 01:20 AM
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you know thats not a bad (or terribly expensive) idea http://www.ebay.com/itm/TPI-harness-fuelline-ecm-dizzy-coil-intake-runners-sensors-edelbrock-/111130843669?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item19dfea1a15&vxp=mtr
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Old Aug 8, 2013 | 02:14 AM
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Re: i wish

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wanna trade then? and five7kid are you always right about everything?
I cant trade ya because i dont have TPI on my engine, Im a carb'd guy. One thing these guys are forgetting is a fuel pump. Along with you intake, ecm, wiring, etc. youll also need the fuel pump. Or you can go with a holley stealth ram tpi or weiand tpi which will actually be worth it.
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Old Aug 8, 2013 | 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by kmcn47
and five7kid are you always right about everything?
Yeah, right...
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Old Aug 8, 2013 | 01:21 PM
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I'll sell you my TPI setup. It would include, fuel rails, injectors (Accel 24lbers), plenum (with a little porting), lower intake, runners, Holley AFPR, TB, MAF, all bolts, distributor cover, computer, factory prom, custom prom (to compensate for injectors/ARAP based tune). Just need wiring harness. As five7kid pointed out, easy and cheap.
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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 10:05 PM
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Re: i wish

Originally Posted by five7kid
Yeah, right...



Hahaha...thats funny right there.
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Old Aug 10, 2013 | 02:41 AM
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Re: i wish

the TPI setup isn't worth screwing around with unless you plan on doing a lot of towing.

a Megasquirt ecu and a modified LT1 intake manifold would be the cheapest way to get mpfi on your old school small block Chevy... swapping in the whole LT1 would probably be about as cheap and a lot better.. an LS swap would cost a little more and be even better..
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Old Aug 10, 2013 | 02:58 AM
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Re: i wish

Honestly, you'll have a larger potential power band just sticking with the carb set up
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Old Aug 10, 2013 | 01:49 PM
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Re: i wish

Originally Posted by kmcn47
true thats easy enough, but i'd love brand new parts
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/elec...d-website.html

Originally Posted by kmcn47
also have you ever been to an ohio valley junkyard? everything in it is there for a reason and none of them are camaros
Are you banned from using the internet or receiving mail / deliveries?
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Old Aug 10, 2013 | 02:12 PM
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Are you banned from using the internet or receiving mail / deliveries?
Obviously not or I wouldn't have started this thread. Not sure where your attitude is coming from.

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