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sixfour4x4 · 08-26-2009, 03:23 PM

got my tpi in the mail today. talked to local powder coating shop. i will keep this thread updated as my progress goes. this is going to be the topside of my 350 in the 64.

jason65 · 08-26-2009, 03:34 PM

Sweet!

c10addict · 08-26-2009, 05:34 PM

Love mine! Whos harness are you going to run??? I had bad luck with Painless.. Street and Performance is what I ended up with on my 68 and I just got one from Fuel Injection Specialities for my 54..

toms84ss · 08-26-2009, 09:47 PM

sixfour4x4, what are you using for a throttle cable? I would love to TPI my 65.

wbr775 · 08-27-2009, 03:31 AM

o dang looks good nick. my buddy has a powder coating setup if your interested?. any chance you know of a cheap running 350 around town?

fleetsidelarry · 08-27-2009, 09:20 AM

gonna watch this one, I have a TPI setup from an '87 IROC that I want to put on my '66 but have been afraid to tackle

c10addict · 08-27-2009, 11:22 AM

Iused a lokar throttle cable on my 68... I have a new addition I want to add to the motor now...

sixfour4x4 · 08-28-2009, 01:06 AM

ok, so today i tore it down to get it ready to powder coat. i'm was thinking about using the painless harness, but i've been looking at a couple of options as i may be going with an accell efi management system or something similar to program on the fly. if i do go with an efi management sys i'll be converting it to a speed density system rather than the maf, but right now i've got the modified maf setup. i've already been using a lokar cable on my edelbrock carb, so i'll be keeping the same. as far as the powder coat goes i'm going to be doing a flat black on the intake manifold and the top plenum, a gloss black on the fuel rails, and a chevy orange for the runner tubes. hopefully i can get it done this weekend, and will get it done as long as i don't have to work overtime tomorrow.

wbr775 · 08-28-2009, 03:15 AM

lookin good so far.

Jonboy · 08-28-2009, 11:09 AM

If you don't already have a harness, the only additional things you will need to convert to speed density are the ECM and a MAP sensor. The intake you have will work just fine. Looks like an 85-88 system with the cold start injector. You can just leave that in place without the wiring to it with no ill affects. As far as the engine, I don't think I would worry about the 327 so much, as the long runners on the TPI are better suited for torque, and run out of air above 4500 RPM or so anyhow. I think they are about the coolest looking induction system, though.

sixfour4x4 · 08-29-2009, 12:03 AM

it's at the powder coating shop now. i'm going with a sem-gloss black wrinkle on the plenum and manifold. the runners will be chevy orange after much debating whether or not to do all black. should have it back next week.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonboy

If you don't already have a harness, the only additional things you will need to convert to speed density are the ECM and a MAP sensor. The intake you have will work just fine. Looks like an 85-88 system with the cold start injector. You can just leave that in place without the wiring to it with no ill affects. As far as the engine, I don't think I would worry about the 327 so much, as the long runners on the TPI are better suited for torque, and run out of air above 4500 RPM or so anyhow. I think they are about the coolest looking induction system, though.

the reason i was looking at a 327 is to take advantage of the low end capabilities of the TPI system, because a 327 runs out of breath above 5000 anyhow. i want to avoid using ported aftermarket runners/intake because i like the look of the stock runners a lot more than either the accell or the edelbrock. , and afterall the whole reasoning behind the TPI over any other EFI, is purely for looks...

sixfour4x4 · 09-11-2009, 08:50 PM

OH YEAAAAH...I've been out of town on work all week, and got to come into town to pick up some stuff from the powder coater. I've got to go back out of town next week, and I'm not too sure I get to put my intake back together, because the wife needs me to get our baby nursery together (which btw is going to be awesome, I have an antique gas tank and some old school chevy tins to decorate w/ so far). I need to get the throttle body figured out and find an alternator cover, which I'll be bringing down with my block to have coated the same color as the runners. Anyways, here's what it looks like so far!

jason65 · 09-11-2009, 11:09 PM

Looks great. Can't wait to see it and the motor all buttoned up.

**Captainfab** · 09-12-2009, 02:11 AM

X2

Is the whole engine going to be red and black?

Quote:

Originally Posted by jason65

Looks great. Can't wait to see it and the motor all buttoned up.

BTCHN 1963 · 09-15-2009, 03:50 PM

Looks really nice!

Jonboy · 09-15-2009, 04:02 PM

Right on, that looks great!

wbr775 · 10-22-2009, 02:17 AM

any progress??????????????

08-26-2009, 03:23 PM	#1
sixfour4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 92	tuned port swappin! got my tpi in the mail today. talked to local powder coating shop. i will keep this thread updated as my progress goes. this is going to be the topside of my 350 in the 64. __________________ '64 4x4 Stepside 350/sm420, going L92 in the near future '05 GTO that gets more attention than my truck '69 Jeepster Commando that needs more attention than my truck '71 wagoneer that gets less mpg than the gto

08-26-2009, 03:34 PM	#2
jason65 Registerd User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,118	Re: tuned port swappin! Sweet!

08-26-2009, 05:34 PM	#3
c10addict Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: pittsburgh pa Posts: 1,970	Re: tuned port swappin! Love mine! Whos harness are you going to run??? I had bad luck with Painless.. Street and Performance is what I ended up with on my 68 and I just got one from Fuel Injection Specialities for my 54.. __________________ 68 C10 Shorty TPI,Bagged, and all the good stuff. Classic trucks feature June 06, On the cover of Jegs Christmas Catalog 08 67 C10 Shorty Shop truck project Bagged and Z'd under destruction and getting nowhere fast. 64 C10 Shop Truck/Daily driver, Bagged, Dropmember, SOLD!!!! Gone but not forgotten.. 54 GMC under the knife getting a S10 chassis swap and bagged. See my build thread... 07 GMC Sierra 5/7 drop, 22's and 24's Air ride on my mind.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=339340 See pics of my trucks in my profile

08-26-2009, 09:47 PM	#4
toms84ss Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 121	Re: tuned port swappin! sixfour4x4, what are you using for a throttle cable? I would love to TPI my 65.

08-27-2009, 03:31 AM	#5
wbr775 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 50	Re: tuned port swappin! o dang looks good nick. my buddy has a powder coating setup if your interested?. any chance you know of a cheap running 350 around town?

08-27-2009, 09:20 AM	#6
fleetsidelarry Senior Car Nut Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: shellman bluff, GA Posts: 1,411	Re: tuned port swappin! gonna watch this one, I have a TPI setup from an '87 IROC that I want to put on my '66 but have been afraid to tackle __________________ Larry

08-27-2009, 11:22 AM	#7
c10addict Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: pittsburgh pa Posts: 1,970	Re: tuned port swappin! Iused a lokar throttle cable on my 68... I have a new addition I want to add to the motor now... Attached Images __________________ 68 C10 Shorty TPI,Bagged, and all the good stuff. Classic trucks feature June 06, On the cover of Jegs Christmas Catalog 08 67 C10 Shorty Shop truck project Bagged and Z'd under destruction and getting nowhere fast. 64 C10 Shop Truck/Daily driver, Bagged, Dropmember, SOLD!!!! Gone but not forgotten.. 54 GMC under the knife getting a S10 chassis swap and bagged. See my build thread... 07 GMC Sierra 5/7 drop, 22's and 24's Air ride on my mind.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=339340 See pics of my trucks in my profile

08-28-2009, 01:06 AM	#8
sixfour4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 92	Re: tuned port swappin! ok, so today i tore it down to get it ready to powder coat. i'm was thinking about using the painless harness, but i've been looking at a couple of options as i may be going with an accell efi management system or something similar to program on the fly. if i do go with an efi management sys i'll be converting it to a speed density system rather than the maf, but right now i've got the modified maf setup. i've already been using a lokar cable on my edelbrock carb, so i'll be keeping the same. as far as the powder coat goes i'm going to be doing a flat black on the intake manifold and the top plenum, a gloss black on the fuel rails, and a chevy orange for the runner tubes. hopefully i can get it done this weekend, and will get it done as long as i don't have to work overtime tomorrow. __________________ '64 4x4 Stepside 350/sm420, going L92 in the near future '05 GTO that gets more attention than my truck '69 Jeepster Commando that needs more attention than my truck '71 wagoneer that gets less mpg than the gto

08-28-2009, 03:15 AM	#9
wbr775 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 50	Re: tuned port swappin! lookin good so far.

08-28-2009, 11:09 AM	#10
Jonboy Slots go on anything! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 5,957	Re: tuned port swappin! If you don't already have a harness, the only additional things you will need to convert to speed density are the ECM and a MAP sensor. The intake you have will work just fine. Looks like an 85-88 system with the cold start injector. You can just leave that in place without the wiring to it with no ill affects. As far as the engine, I don't think I would worry about the 327 so much, as the long runners on the TPI are better suited for torque, and run out of air above 4500 RPM or so anyhow. I think they are about the coolest looking induction system, though.

09-11-2009, 08:50 PM	#12
sixfour4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 92	Re: tuned port swappin! OH YEAAAAH...I've been out of town on work all week, and got to come into town to pick up some stuff from the powder coater. I've got to go back out of town next week, and I'm not too sure I get to put my intake back together, because the wife needs me to get our baby nursery together (which btw is going to be awesome, I have an antique gas tank and some old school chevy tins to decorate w/ so far). I need to get the throttle body figured out and find an alternator cover, which I'll be bringing down with my block to have coated the same color as the runners. Anyways, here's what it looks like so far! __________________ '64 4x4 Stepside 350/sm420, going L92 in the near future '05 GTO that gets more attention than my truck '69 Jeepster Commando that needs more attention than my truck '71 wagoneer that gets less mpg than the gto

09-11-2009, 11:09 PM	#13
jason65 Registerd User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,118	Re: tuned port swappin! Looks great. Can't wait to see it and the motor all buttoned up.

09-15-2009, 03:50 PM	#15
BTCHN 1963 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: mount angel, oregon Posts: 42	Re: tuned port swappin! Looks really nice!

09-15-2009, 04:02 PM	#16
Jonboy Slots go on anything! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 5,957	Re: tuned port swappin! Right on, that looks great!

10-22-2009, 02:17 AM	#17
wbr775 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 50	Re: tuned port swappin! any progress??????????????



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