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Why don't you use a fitech system. It's a tbi efi. I think the 400hp model is like $300. I have the 600hp series. Works beautifully. Everything is tunable so you will learn tuning.
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Why don't you use a fitech system. It's a tbi efi. I think the 400hp model is like $300. I have the 600hp series. Works beautifully. Everything is tunable so you will learn tuning.
I have both a Vortec and a TBI water pump readily available for photos. There may be other versions of either, this is what I had.
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Note that the belt is closer to the engine (lower in the photo) on the Vortec than on the TBI. The pulley attachment is different, and the fan clutch attachment is different. This could be a problem, although GM may have other variations of water pump for TBI (Camaro, Caprice, Vans, who knows what else) that could interchange dimensionally with the Vortec pump.
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This is the Vortec block I'll be using on my TBI pickup. Haven't drilled the timing cover bolt holes (2) yet.
As long as the water pump nipple is an "inlet" and not an "outlet" that would work--and could save you some fabricating. I was going to look at the two nipples on the Vortec pump to see how they were plumbed, but I forgot.
Decide if you want to retain the EGR before buying a manifold.
Why don't you use a fitech system. It's a tbi efi. I think the 400hp model is like $300. I have the 600hp series. Works beautifully. Everything is tunable so you will learn tuning.
That's exactly what I was thinking, I think that would work best for me, I would just be skipping the heater core as I wont be running one.Heres how i run my water pump bypass.You must be registered for see images attach
I'm by no means dead set on Chevy's factory TBI, it just seems to be the most affordable set up I can find as long as I do a lot of DIY, which I honestly enjoy and don't mind. For the price of that affordable-fuel-injection set, I'd definitely just go Holley or FItech. I've been basing the assumptions about using Chevy's setup based on sources like this: Gearhead-efi.comFro what its worth, in a system that never had EFI it would be easier and cheaper in the long run to go with an aftermarket 4bbl setup like fitech. Or if you are really set on TBI, these guys make a complete setup for converting carb cars.https://www.affordable-fuel-injection.com/product/chevrolet-tbi-complete-system/
Where did you find it that cheap? When I looked on their website, the 400hp version was $795.
That's a good idea checking out a speed shop, I'm currently living in southern California, so there should be no shortage of em.Wow, those things went up in price. When they first came out they were cheap. My 30001 was 899 and it's 600hp with full software. Get a price from your local speed shop. I went through Gear Heads here and they had really good pricing.