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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread L31 Extreme Budget Build.
    I temporarily permenately sealed it and the air divert air port with aluminum high heat duct tape used for HVAC stuff.
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    L31MaxExpress reacted to PlayingWithTBI's post in the thread L31 Extreme Budget Build with Like Like.
    On a TBI it's not just the assembly under the hood that's restrictive, it's the ports in the fender and under the headlights. Here's...
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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread L31 Extreme Budget Build.
    Luckily it does not and I pulled the semi circular baffle and the thermac flap out of the air cleaner. Under ~4,000 rpm the TBI SBC air...
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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread L31 Extreme Budget Build.
    Same as a 4.3 or SBC TBI truck, 5.5 x 2.5. By comparison the big block one is 8 x 3.5. Edit, I just corrected it with the actual...
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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread Best Intake gaskets.
    They have not lasted at all for me. 3-4 years and they are junk. I still have the Vortec TPI 383 that was in the 1983 G20. It still...
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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread L31 Extreme Budget Build.
    I have not remodeled the engine in DD2003 but when I was planning the L31 injection prior to finding the PF4 and prior to using the dual...
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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread L31 Extreme Budget Build.
    So I confirmed from a previous screenshot, key on MAP is -0.6 in/hg here. The TH400 is shifing at ~5,700 rpm with the throttle pinned...
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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread L31 Extreme Budget Build.
    I put the van specs in, the power curve from DD2003 for the 350 I was building and it spit out that chart.
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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread L31 Extreme Budget Build.
    No but I want sleeper status. From the front of the engine compartment the PF4 hides out very well especially with the dual plane...
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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread L31 Extreme Budget Build.
    Looking back earlier, this runs about exactly how I expected it to. Based off the Dragtime calculator on Wallace racing. Was a cool...
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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread L31 Extreme Budget Build.
    I did, but it is a tight fit. Have not adapted it over. I really want to find the factory 454 van air duct still as I have a 454 RV/Van...
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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread Best Intake gaskets.
    I ran and still run the Edelbrock 7235s but nice catch on the 1255s.
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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread L31 Extreme Budget Build.
    I had one in my 83 with the TBI 350. It is the air cleaner assembly itself and ducting size. It is fairly small. A 454 air cleaner and...
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    L31MaxExpress replied to the thread L31 Extreme Budget Build.
    I also set the cruise at 65 mph rolling down the highway in minimal traffic, took my foot off of the pedal and it held ~65 mph...
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    L31MaxExpress reacted to Erik the Awful's post in the thread L31 Extreme Budget Build with Like Like.
    One important tip on V-band clamps. Once you have them in place snug them up and then take your smallest hammer and tap around the...
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