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external diff between TBI and TPI motors

Old Oct 20, 2003 | 10:25 AM
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external diff between TBI and TPI motors

How can you tell the external difference btw a 5.0 TBI and 5.0 TPI motors? I know the VIN numbers are E and F.
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 10:29 AM
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TBI looks like a carb sitting on the engine. It even uses the same style air cleaner.

TPI looks like an octopus humping the top of the engine.
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 10:36 AM
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Thanks.
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 12:36 PM
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Originally posted by AJ_92RS
TPI looks like an octopus humping the top of the engine.


Maybe that is one of the reasons for its popularity. After all, sex sells, or so they say...
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 03:56 PM
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Octopus huh? That's good stuff, I never heard it put that way before.
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