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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.
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Re: tuned port swappin!
Sweet!
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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..
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Re: tuned port swappin!
sixfour4x4, what are you using for a throttle cable? I would love to TPI my 65.
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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?
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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
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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...
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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 |
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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.
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'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 |
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Re: tuned port swappin!
lookin good so far.
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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.
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Re: tuned port swappin!
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.
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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!
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Re: tuned port swappin!
Looks great. Can't wait to see it and the motor all buttoned up.
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Re: tuned port swappin!
X2
Is the whole engine going to be red and black?
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Re: tuned port swappin!
Looks really nice!
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Re: tuned port swappin!
Right on, that looks great!
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Re: tuned port swappin!
any progress??????????????
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