can a fuel injected engine be converted to a carb engine without huge amounts of trouble?? if it isnt extremely hard..i can do it


Shawn

 

Why would you want to. You get alot more horse power with the fuel injection. It can be done but you would have to do alot of changes.

 

i want to do this because i have a non-fuel injected car and i need a new motor, and i was thinking of putting a 3.4L in and the only ones that i can find are fuel injected. i dont really have the time to convert my car to fuel injection thats why im wondering if i can switch the motor.

 

can i use the intake and the distibutor from my 2.8??

 

im assumming that this is gonna be on a 3rd gen, and ur using a ohv 3.4.. u would basically do exactly the same thing as whats in ked85's swap boogie, except use use stock intake, carb and inductoin..

to simply answer ur question, yes u can.. (MOST 60* v6 parts will work on MOST 60* v6 engines - 2.8-3.1-3.4)

mike (loomdog)

 

thanks for the help

Shawn

 

hey 84fire - from ur name and posts, im guessin that u have a 84 v6 3rd gen? is it an import or domestic version? ive heard that the import 82-84 v6s didnt have a comp? i was wondering if u could conform that..

 

yeah i have a 84 firebird..thats right now at the body shop getting fixed after an accident...and needing a new motor. it is right now a 2.8 and i dont know if it is domestic or not but i believe that i do have a computer since i have wires running everywhere

 

Your(old) carbureted 84 V6 2.8 has a computer - it controls the distributor and the rich/lean mix on the carburetor. You got wires running to your carburetor? unplug them and yur car will run like ****.(full rich all the time). What U got there is your basic E2Se carb. The E2SE is a pieceocrap, But I know of only two carbs that will fit that manifold(w/o major mods) - the E2SE and 2SE.
The 2SE was used on some Chevy trucks & Blazers - its not computer controlled.
For a carbureted - non-computer controlled swap I'd consider a motor from an S-10 Truck or a Blazer.
(I'm thinking that the intake man & distributor from the truck should work on the TBI 3.1 but I haven't tried it)
Also you may want to look into a Buick V6, its got a different intake manifold setup.

 

yeah, for a non-comp controlled motor, get non comp carb & vaccum advanced distributor.

 

what cant i use off of the 3.4?? other than the fuel injection intake. cause when i get the motor i wont have to pay for the parts that i dont need.

and will the intake off of a carbed 2.8 bolt on??

will the T-5 transmission that i have bolt onto it??

i could get a motor out of a s10 or blazer but i want to get a 3.4 so i would like to know if the intake and everything will jsut bolt up to it.

 

From what I've read, you could use the manifold off your 2.8 and run a 2SE carb. But you'd be defeating your purpose. The performance of the 2SE can best be described as "mousey" - I checked Truckoutfitters sight & they show an Edelbrock manifold for a 2.8L. 60deg. V6. Great! But the picture they show looks wrong.(the intake on the 2.8 fits UNDER the valve covers) So I don't know if they just posted the wrong picture or what.



<EDELBROCK No.3785>
Chevy Manifold - 2.8L V6 Performer 2V 60? V6 Base

 

the edelborck maniflods are sold as 2 pieces.. a bottom and top.. there are also 2 diff top pieses 2bbl w/ egr and 4bbl w/o egr.. thats probably y the pic looked funny when u looked at it.. it defiently sicks out when u look at it compared to the stock manifold..

the edelbrock intake manifolds will work any ANY 60* v6 (2.8-3.1-3.4)

84fire - to do the 3.4 swap w/ carb, basically follow ked85's swap boogie, just use ur stock manifold and carb.. everything SHOULD fit like it was ment to be there and it SHOULD look exactly like ur 2.8 when ur finished..

 

ok. thanks for the help

 

Loomdog32 is right, do the Swap Boggie - get you're car up & running right, then worry about mods & up-grades.