EFI or Carb

[thegawd]

in high school in the late 90's I drove a 1980 Malibu classic, it had the tiny a$$ V8 288 or whatever the hell it was. I assume that it had a carb but it never gave me a single problem whatsoever. all I can ever remember doing was holding the peddle to the floor on very very cold days and back then winter in southern Ontario was actually cold unlike it is today.

 

[letitsnow]

The edelbrock carb is probably the problem. Those things are notorious. Try a holley on there. Much easier to tune. You could also get a manual choke on them. I'm not sure if that's still the case. I'm sure you could find a used one somewhere and do a rebuild on it.
Edit: I guess you can.
https://www.jegs.com/i/Holley/510/0...MInMCr1rKT9QIVgsqGCh3DngDYEAQYByABEgIF7PD_BwE

I used an edelbrock in a k5 blazer, which was my go-to winter vehicle for years. It was easy to tune.

 

[Supercharged111]

The edelbrock carb is probably the problem. Those things are notorious. Try a holley on there. Much easier to tune. You could also get a manual choke on them. I'm not sure if that's still the case. I'm sure you could find a used one somewhere and do a rebuild on it.
Edit: I guess you can.
https://www.jegs.com/i/Holley/510/0...MInMCr1rKT9QIVgsqGCh3DngDYEAQYByABEgIF7PD_BwE

The ONLY thing wrong with an Edelbrock is its propensity to vapor lock. They're easy to tune, they hold a tune, and you don't have to tune for performance or economy, you can have your cake and eat it too.

 

[L31MaxExpress]

How much power can a modified TBI support ?

Always wondered about that.....................

Stock TBI unit about 330-350. 454 TBI unit about 500. Dual TBIs a hell of alot.

 

[GoToGuy]

The corvettes had a dual tbi setup. I had considered getting a holley bigger tbi for my 383. Or big block tbi. And yeah if your cam is too radical it will give the ecm a heart attack.

 

[454cid]

The corvettes had a dual tbi setup. I had considered getting a holley bigger tbi for my 383. Or big block tbi. And yeah if your cam is too radical it will give the ecm a heart attack.

The Cross-fire??? That was supposed to be a nightmare. I think some Camaros got that too....seems like I saw one at the yard, once.

 

[618 Syndicate]

The Cross-fire??? That was supposed to be a nightmare. I think some Camaros got that too....seems like I saw one at the yard, once.

Yes sir. 82 and 84 Vettes, and 82, 83, and 84 Camaros and Firebirds.

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

82 and 84 Vettes, and 82, 83, and 84 Camaros and Firebirds.

And they were 1 BBL TbIs too.

 

[Supercharged111]

Yes sir. 82 and 84 Vettes, and 82, 83, and 84 Camaros and Firebirds.

So what did the 83 get?

 

[618 Syndicate]

So what did the 83 get?

No such animal...