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Old 07-17-2006, 12:20 PM   #12
Jim85IROC
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Re: '87 4.3 TBI to 5.0 TPI from '87 Firebird

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Originally Posted by piecesparts
I guess I would have to ask (Which setup are you looking at that is just a couple of hundred more than the base for the TPI vortec heads (which is around $429.00)? Just about everything I have seen with the word Holley on it starts in the word formation of thousand, rather than hundred. I already have a complete L-98 motor with the TPI unit that has been refurbished to install into a streetrod. However, I am going to change the power curve by going to vortec heads and update the intake and TPI runners, as well as install different rocker arms to update the air flow.
Holley part number 7542: Vortec Stealth Ram manifold, around $340.
Holley Part number 534-193: Fuel rail kit with adjustable fuel pressure regulator, around $225.

You'll also need a couple fuel fittings and some fuel line to finish off the job. If you go to www.stealthram.com, you'll find a piece-by-piece list of all the parts necessary to replace a stock TPI setup.

You'll lose some low rpm torque with the stealth ram, but at higher rpm you'll get huge horsepower gains, especially if you choose a cam to compliment the HSR.
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