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10-15-2008, 04:28 PM
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Tpi in a 67' ?
new to the forum and was wondering if anybody has put a Tpi engine into a 67-72 truck ? the engine is out of a camaro and i have the entire car to strip parts out of...any help photo's or advise would be awsome.
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10-15-2008, 07:18 PM
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Location: Smithville, On. Ca.
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Re: Tpi in a 67' ?
Shouldn't be any problem. You'll need the computer and wiring harness. Tap in to the curent wiring and do a "stand alone" set-up for the TPI.
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10-15-2008, 07:48 PM
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Re: Tpi in a 67' ?
not too hard i got a tpi from an 89 iroc so i threw the engine and 700r4 in there. bought a speed density computer call mike at eficonnection in pennsylvaina....his harness is excellent and best bang for the buck. cheapest price i found in this country. then get your prom for speed density and plug in and go....from your tpi harness you only have 2 connect 3 wires 1 to fuel pump 1 to a power then 1 for ignition switch. its pretty simple....you dont have to go speed density but its easier i think its better and cheaper because you dont need a MAF sensor or air ducts. would post pics but it says they too large you can see the pic though in my avatar
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10-15-2008, 09:02 PM
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Re: Tpi in a 67' ?
i dont want to buy a ready made harness so i need to jerk the engine harness,and computer outa my iroc and figure out wich wires go where and then i should be good ? another thing the engine is a 305 and i was wanting to do a 350 or a 327 or possibly a 302....would the computor properly run these engines ? i would like to run flat top's,headers and a small cam would that be possible ? and could you elaborate on the (prom ?) for speed dencity and why i wouldn wanna run a MAF sensor ? lots of questions i know...
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10-15-2008, 09:20 PM
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Re: Tpi in a 67' ?
I had an 86 IROC. I pulled the computer, harness, and TPI system out and put it on my 350. Two websites helped me a lot:
www.jagsthatrun.com www.chevythunder.com I used the existing harness, but cut all the stuff off I didn't need. The Helms manual for the 86 IROC helped a TON on this part. The manual was about $70 but was well worth it. I learned a lot about the TPI system from that manual. Since I was going from a 305 to a 350 I bought bigger injectors. I also had my chip reburned by Brian at www.tpichips.com. I told him what I was running, and he made the chip work for me. There are a ton of threads on the board on TPI. Do a search. TPI may be a bit short for a search though, I will try a google search and see what I can scare up for you.
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10-15-2008, 09:27 PM
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Re: Tpi in a 67' ?
Here are a couple threads I found. I know there are many more though.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=211161 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=213008 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=295737
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10-15-2008, 09:31 PM
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Re: Tpi in a 67' ?
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I am in the process of putting a TPI & 700r4 in my '70. I am going to try and do the wiring myself but I am just getting started on that. If you are going to do any modifications to the engine I think you will have to use the MAF setup. Speed Density isn't real friendly with engine mods... There is nothing wrong with a 305, I would go ahead and use it. I will see if I can find a thread or two on here that might help. I also bought a booklet off of e-Bay that has a lot of good info in it. I will see if I can locate the auction again. LockDoc
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10-15-2008, 10:29 PM
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Re: Tpi in a 67' ?
i read that one of those trucks was running a fiero computor ? whats up with that ? i'm super excited about this swap !!!
 so do ya'll think that the 5.0 would be enuff to power my truck or should i go for sum'n a little bigger its a 67' shorty on a 72' GMC frame,with the leafs in the rear a posi 3.73's 235's all around i am planning on useing the 700r4 i wouldn be hauling a load with it just a Daily Driver street truck i like 0-60 not so much the high speed stuff,the tickets just cost to much
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10-15-2008, 11:35 PM
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Re: Tpi in a 67' ?
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I know what your thinking.......I have ESPN.  Sometimes it's easier to do things the hard way.  Fesler Built 1968 Chevy C10....Must resist the urge to mess with it!! 
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10-16-2008, 12:21 AM
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Re: Tpi in a 67' ?
thats a slik lookn install Deuce,i hope mine comes out lookn half that good....next question uh,i read that you could eliminate the knock,and some other censors how would i go about this ? at this point i am thinking about running the Tpi on my 327,and then have a chip burned to run it all.
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