Anyone have any experience on this one? With it fit under the stock hood? Will it bolt and plug in without any modifications? Will it play nice with the 700r4?
five7kid
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Apr 26, 2026
No direct experience, but it's basically a Performer Vortec intake manifold and Holley carb, and drop base air cleaner, so it shouldn't have any problem fitting under a stock hood.
It's far from a "bolt and plug in". You've got a high pressure EFI fuel system, this is an old school low pressure carb mechanical pump setup. It has a large coil-in-cap distributor with vacuum and mechanical advance, you have a small cap divorced coil computer advance system (different wiring harness connectors will be required). If your car was a 350 from the factory, you have long throttle cables, and other little things like the upper radiator hose will need to be changed. The carb will require an adapter to mount the TV cable for the TH700R-4.
Some modifications will be required.
Okay, many modifications will be required.
Have you considered getting the base ZZ5 and keeping your TPI? (Assuming, again, that your car was a factory 350.)
It's far from a "bolt and plug in". You've got a high pressure EFI fuel system, this is an old school low pressure carb mechanical pump setup. It has a large coil-in-cap distributor with vacuum and mechanical advance, you have a small cap divorced coil computer advance system (different wiring harness connectors will be required). If your car was a 350 from the factory, you have long throttle cables, and other little things like the upper radiator hose will need to be changed. The carb will require an adapter to mount the TV cable for the TH700R-4.
Some modifications will be required.
Okay, many modifications will be required.
Have you considered getting the base ZZ5 and keeping your TPI? (Assuming, again, that your car was a factory 350.)
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It's far from a "bolt and plug in". You've got a high pressure EFI fuel system, this is an old school low pressure carb mechanical pump setup. It has a large coil-in-cap distributor with vacuum and mechanical advance, you have a small cap divorced coil computer advance system (different wiring harness connectors will be required). If your car was a 350 from the factory, you have long throttle cables, and other little things like the upper radiator hose will need to be changed. The carb will require an adapter to mount the TV cable for the TH700R-4.
Some modifications will be required.
Okay, many modifications will be required.
Have you considered getting the base ZZ5 and keeping your TPI? (Assuming, again, that your car was a factory 350.)
That would be an interesting route to take. I think I like the idea of a carb though. It's more simple and less wires :POriginally Posted by five7kid
No direct experience, but it's basically a Performer Vortec intake manifold and Holley carb, and drop base air cleaner, so it shouldn't have any problem fitting under a stock hood.It's far from a "bolt and plug in". You've got a high pressure EFI fuel system, this is an old school low pressure carb mechanical pump setup. It has a large coil-in-cap distributor with vacuum and mechanical advance, you have a small cap divorced coil computer advance system (different wiring harness connectors will be required). If your car was a 350 from the factory, you have long throttle cables, and other little things like the upper radiator hose will need to be changed. The carb will require an adapter to mount the TV cable for the TH700R-4.
Some modifications will be required.
Okay, many modifications will be required.
Have you considered getting the base ZZ5 and keeping your TPI? (Assuming, again, that your car was a factory 350.)