Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
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Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
Worked just fine for me, just read through all the posts and u will find some that work... and allot that don't.
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for that matter, if you can't be bothered to look through a few posts to a google search, last I checked the link to my blog that I posted here is the number one hit...
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Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
Mark thanks for re-posting the article, I just downloaded it and am now set for some Sunday morning reading.
Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
Is this the article you are speaking of?
http://mpikas.blogspot.com/2008/08/t...june-2000.html
You can save the whole thing from this site as JPG images....
http://mpikas.blogspot.com/2008/08/t...june-2000.html
You can save the whole thing from this site as JPG images....
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Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
yes please...never mind just looked up.
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so how can i get this article, do i need to go search for it on hot rod magzine or anyone have the address, thanks
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Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
anyone know how I can tell if my 85 iroc Z has a 305 or a 350 from just lookin at the motor
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Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
the vin aint gonna help, I know the car factory came with a 305 but i was told by the guy that a 350 was put in semi built with a mild cam. so I'm tring to see if hes crappin me or not. so far i hear i have to tear down engine and the heads will have numbers, and if i measure the bore in the piston walls that will tell me the block. cause i also cant see nothin on the back block of bellhousing. I just didnt know if there are any tricks to identifying these from just lookin at a certain thing on them. thanks
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see if you can use a light and mirror to check the casting number on the block and run that on the net or call it in to your local GM dealer. Thats all i know....hope hat helps a little more.
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Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
the vin aint gonna help, I know the car factory came with a 305 but i was told by the guy that a 350 was put in semi built with a mild cam. so I'm tring to see if hes crappin me or not. so far i hear i have to tear down engine and the heads will have numbers, and if i measure the bore in the piston walls that will tell me the block. cause i also cant see nothin on the back block of bellhousing. I just didnt know if there are any tricks to identifying these from just lookin at a certain thing on them. thanks
http://www.mortec.com/castnum.htm
You should be able to see the casting number on the drivers side of the block on the ledge below the distributor and above the oil filter casting.
Thanks,
Dave
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Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
Here is another link that has a picture of how the casting number looks on the block-
http://www.chevyasylum.com/tech/decode.html
Thanks,
Dave
http://www.chevyasylum.com/tech/decode.html
Thanks,
Dave
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hi
i would like to read but it will not open do you have and address so i can try and read it
i would like to read but it will not open do you have and address so i can try and read it
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Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
can someone actually post a link that works. And in PDF format so we can actually read it? It's too hard to read them when they're jpegs.
thanks!
thanks!
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The article on TPI Tuning is unavailable to me even though I tried every way possible to access it. I went to POST # 60 was unable to retrieve it. Could you please POST it again here or send it to me at rande_always@hotmail.com
Thank you and have a Joyous and prosperous new year to you and yours.
Sincerely yours,
Robert
Thank you and have a Joyous and prosperous new year to you and yours.
Sincerely yours,
Robert
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Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
See if this works?
Thanks,
Dave
Thanks,
Dave
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Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
thankyou drb930! I have created a pdf with those jpegs, and hopefully this will work for anyone else trying to access it.
Could not upload it as it is over 1MB, so here is a link.
If you have a problem, accessing it, just pm me and i can email you a copy.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1131524/TPI_PDF.pdf
Could not upload it as it is over 1MB, so here is a link.
If you have a problem, accessing it, just pm me and i can email you a copy.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1131524/TPI_PDF.pdf
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yea, those appear to be mine from here, which have always worked:
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/post...9-post140.html
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/post...9-post140.html
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Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
thankyou drb930! I have created a pdf with those jpegs, and hopefully this will work for anyone else trying to access it.
Could not upload it as it is over 1MB, so here is a link.
If you have a problem, accessing it, just pm me and i can email you a copy.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1131524/TPI_PDF.pdf
Could not upload it as it is over 1MB, so here is a link.
If you have a problem, accessing it, just pm me and i can email you a copy.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1131524/TPI_PDF.pdf
I down loaded the pdf file and saved that as well.
Thanks,
Dave
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Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
I have a 91 s10 with a 355. I just bought a 89 corvette tpi with computer and all the wires and plugs still in tact. I need injectors but not sure of what size or kind. I eventually want to put all this in my 48 chevy Fleetline. Is there anything else i'm going to need to make this work?
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Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
I have a 91 s10 with a 355. I just bought a 89 corvette tpi with computer and all the wires and plugs still in tact. I need injectors but not sure of what size or kind. I eventually want to put all this in my 48 chevy Fleetline. Is there anything else i'm going to need to make this work?
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Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
I think the Vette L98 used 24lb injectors. Those stock units were pretty well known to have problems with today's gas.
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Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
I have a 91 s10 with a 355. I just bought a 89 corvette tpi with computer and all the wires and plugs still in tact. I need injectors but not sure of what size or kind. I eventually want to put all this in my 48 chevy Fleetline. Is there anything else i'm going to need to make this work?
Look here- http://chevythunder.com/since_its_inception_in_1985.htm
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Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
thankyou drb930! I have created a pdf with those jpegs, and hopefully this will work for anyone else trying to access it.
Could not upload it as it is over 1MB, so here is a link.
If you have a problem, accessing it, just pm me and i can email you a copy.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1131524/TPI_PDF.pdf
Could not upload it as it is over 1MB, so here is a link.
If you have a problem, accessing it, just pm me and i can email you a copy.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1131524/TPI_PDF.pdf
Scott AKA YL
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I don't know who helped write the book but John Braechtel has been around cars longer than that................
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I seeyou guys talking about this article...i clicked on it and i cant seem to get the page to load ......my email is camarochris91z28 if you guys could somehow send me the article it would be greatly appreciated....seems like it may be verry helpfull.
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Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
thankyou drb930! I have created a pdf with those jpegs, and hopefully this will work for anyone else trying to access it.
Could not upload it as it is over 1MB, so here is a link.
If you have a problem, accessing it, just pm me and i can email you a copy.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1131524/TPI_PDF.pdf
Could not upload it as it is over 1MB, so here is a link.
If you have a problem, accessing it, just pm me and i can email you a copy.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1131524/TPI_PDF.pdf
If you are unsuccessful, post, and I will e-mail you the file.
But both of these pdf links on this page worked fine for me.
Thanks,
Dave
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Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
hello I'm new to the tpi world. I just bought an 89 iroc 5.0L with 55k miles on it in great shape. I am swapping out the injectors as I already had a 2 bad ones. Can I use the 5.7 injectors? I would like to make an extra 50 hp without losing the stock look.I already have done cat back exhaust. My list of todo's are: injectors,throtte body air foil, hot coil,k&n,egr valve, fuel pressure regulator(50psi)....anything else or do's or don't.I am gathering as much info as fast as I can would like to get this done asap. thanks much!
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Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
hello
i am running the stock replacements from FIC in my 305 tpi,,, i had the 5.7 injectors in but had no GAS mileage....An at 3.10 a gallon .so it's up to you...
i am running the stock replacements from FIC in my 305 tpi,,, i had the 5.7 injectors in but had no GAS mileage....An at 3.10 a gallon .so it's up to you...
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Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
hello I'm new to the tpi world. I just bought an 89 iroc 5.0L with 55k miles on it in great shape. I am swapping out the injectors as I already had a 2 bad ones. Can I use the 5.7 injectors? I would like to make an extra 50 hp without losing the stock look.I already have done cat back exhaust. My list of todo's are: injectors,throtte body air foil, hot coil,k&n,egr valve, fuel pressure regulator(50psi)....anything else or do's or don't.I am gathering as much info as fast as I can would like to get this done asap. thanks much!
Thanks,
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so just a quality 19 psi injector then? thanks guys
http://tpiparts.net/inc/sdetail/2545
these good?
http://tpiparts.net/inc/sdetail/2545
these good?
Last edited by slowsi; Jul 12, 2010 at 11:24 AM.
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Re: Attention ALL TPI owners...inside please...
where do i check the tps voltage and what should it be the link on the other page i found doesnt have it. sorry to be a bother
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Very nice. But wow, just went through tons of trouble to find out the fuel pump was going bad...
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