cjman250
Last Of A Dying Breed
I vote vortec for a few reasons, more power, more torque, better economy, and I prefer the interior in those years 96-98. My truck is tbi and there's nothing wrong with it, but I like the vortec better.
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To an unbiased person, Vortec vs TBI is a no brainier. Vortec wins easily.
- Vortec has 45 more HP
- Vortec has 30 more LB FT of Torque
- Vortec has better gas mileage
- Vortec has OBDII
- Vortec has better heads, cams, injection
- TBI has slightly cheaper parts.
- TBI is slightly easier to work on.
I, personally, have had nothing but trouble with the Vortec fuel injection. And theres really no good alternative smog legal or otherwise. Other than swapping in a 411, they just arent what I would deem as reliable. So, my solution was to build a hybrid. I took my 90-that doesnt have to be smogged any more-and put Vortec heads on it. Put an LT1 roller cam in it and if I had gone with the GMPP vortec to TBI manifold, it wouldnt be detectable. It will smog easily and ATM, I have the EBL on order to tune it. All that Ive read indicate it should be able to pull down ~20mpg once I get it tuned. Its already pretty snappy and puts a smile on my face every time I drive it.
What is a 411? Sorry probably a noob question...
I have a dually with a dead 6.5 @ 104k. Get what you want but keep in mind that anything can happen.All of this Vortec love makes me wanna wait and save up until I could afford a 96+ Tahoe or Suburban. My 96 Yukon was just such a piece of junk though - not blaming GM but previous owners must have not maintained it. Rear end and tranny sh*t the bed at 115K, and that wasn't the only thing wrong with it. Maybe I'll hold out for a 6.5 diesel 'hoe or 'burb like I really want
Hold out 4 a 6.5? Thats backwards lolAll of this Vortec love makes me wanna wait and save up until I could afford a 96+ Tahoe or Suburban. My 96 Yukon was just such a piece of junk though - not blaming GM but previous owners must have not maintained it. Rear end and tranny sh*t the bed at 115K, and that wasn't the only thing wrong with it. Maybe I'll hold out for a 6.5 diesel 'hoe or 'burb like I really want
Hold out 4 a 6.5? Thats backwards lol