Well I've heard the Vette TPI base manifold won't fit on a camaro block cause something blocks the oil pressure sensor. Is this true or completely BS?

 

I have never heard of that. The only reason that you can't swap manifolds between Vettes and F-bodies I know of is that the Corvettes have an external EGR and F bodies do not. If you get an aftermarket manifold such as the edelbrock it has provisions for both platforms. What oil pressure sensor are you talking about? The sending unit for the gauge? Not even close to the manifold on my car.
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on a stock manifold the vette iintake will not bolt up the middle cylinders are at a different angle than the f body due to the aluminum heads however the edelbrock will cure the problem.

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That depends on the year...

The vette base and any 85-86 F-body base will bolt up to the pre-87 intake bolt style, but not the later one unless you modify the center 4 bolt holes on the intake, which can be done.

Another thing to be aware of is the fuel line connection from the fuel rail, the vette is on the passenger side, the F-body bends over to hook up on the driver side.

Ive never heard anything about blocking an oil pressure sensor either...

 

Maybe you are thinking about the Oil Temperature Sensor, which is used on the Vette and their version of the SD 727 ECM but not the F-body and its SD 730 ECM.

I do not believe the Vette MAF system had an Oil Temperature Sensor.

 

So ANY vette intake will work then? Or just pre-87 ones?

Also I wsa thinking about getting some aluminum vette heads anything as far as interchangability I should know about before I buy?

Thanks All

 

AFAIK all the later vettes got aluminum heads, so the intake is the early bolt pattern. There are no other differences I know of.

The heads will work fine with the vette base or an 85 or 86 F-body base, or a modifed 87 up F-body base... or any aftermarket base. The heads have no provisions for EGR, so keep that in mind if you have any intentions of retaining the EGR function. Theres also an accessory bolt hole missing for the serpentine setup, but thats easily drilled+tapped.

 

Thanks.
Whats AFAIK mean?

Also about the accesory bolt hole for the serpintine set-up do the later heads just have the standard 3 bolt holes on each head? or are they a different configuration.

 

AFAIK = As far as I know

 

the fuel rail is also different.on the vette's the hard line coming off of the fuel rail is shorter than the f-bodies.the fuel rial hard line stops right above the timing chain cover and he f-bodies cross over the top of the timing chain cover

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My 86 Vette with aluminum heads has a large oil pressure sensor on the back of the intake manifold..(left side of distributor)its actually screws into the back of the block and the intake clears it just fine...Im thinking this is the sensor you were thinking about.

The Vette intake also has rear water ports open in them while the F car manifolds did not.
At least to my knowledge the F cars didnt have them..I also have a spare 85 TPI unit off a trans am and the rear ports are sealed so water cant go through it.

Also on the right side of the intake near the EGR port on the vette style is a small hole where a water pipe goes on the back of the intake..im not sure of its purpose but I have that pipe and a coolant hose attached to it running to the heater core area where the other hoses are.I thought it was to help get the air pockets out of there.

That would need to be blocked off if you were going to use a Vette intake.




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