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OH MY GOD!!!

Hossbaby50

Hossbaby50

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TPI is AMAZING. It is AWESOME. I got my truck to run tonight and I buttoned it up somewhat. I got it to run and move. I took it and drove it. OH GOD!!!

I backed it out of the garage into my alleyway (gravel alley). Turned the wheels toward the alley exit and punched it. I spun the tires, the ass end kicked way out and I almost side swiped a telephone pole and trash can. Got it on black top and acceleration was KICK ASS. I can't believe it. The feeling ranks right up there with sex. I am giddy.

TPI IS THE SH!T. Worth the 4 months down time and every penny.

Harley

p.s. Thanks everyone who helped me for your help and guidence.
 
congrats /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif sounds like you are very happy with it /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif
 
Glad to hear it. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

So, thinking of going back to carb for the simplicity then eh?
 
I hear ya! When I swapped out a tired Q-jetted 350 for the '87 'vette engine I was amazed at the difference. /forums/images/graemlins/eek.gif First time I pulled out of the driveway and punched it the truck laid rubber for at least 50 feet. /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif The only way to get it to even make a sound from the 35's before that was to do a neutral drop. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

After that one suffered severe indigestion and coughed a rod through the side of the block I "upgraded" things just a bit. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif A 383 short block was procured, with a fairly stout cam installed inside. The heads were ported and treated to a 3-angle valve job. The manifold base and plenum were hogged out considerably. A set of Lingenfelter runners were installed, along with slightly larger injectors. Shazam!!! I thought the 'vette 350 was hot, but the 383 blew my mind! /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif
 
Sweeet!!!
Thanks for sharing!
Can't wait to ge my FI454 done!
Just like sex egh? Man I need to get movin on this project!! hehehehehe /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif /forums/images/graemlins/usaflag.gif /forums/images/graemlins/usaflag.gif /forums/images/graemlins/usaflag.gif /forums/images/graemlins/usaflag.gif
 
so what did u have to do swap a harness or something? or was ur truck FI befor? sounds fricken awesome good job man!!
 
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TPI is AMAZING. It is AWESOME. I got my truck to run tonight and I buttoned it up somewhat. I got it to run and move. I took it and drove it. OH GOD!!!

acceleration was KICK ASS. I can't believe it. The feeling ranks right up there with sex. I am giddy.

TPI IS THE SH!T. Worth the 4 months down time and every penny.


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Yes it is. My 406 could break them loose with a Detroit on dry pavement. TPI rocks........ /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

Um, not sure about the sex comparison but it's pretty rad. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
Congrats Harley /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif I know how you feel. I am actually gonna be pulling my BBC out here in a month or to to start warming it up a bit more...Gonna putsome aluminum heads, MPFI and a much more radiacal cam in it. I am gunning for the 450hp mark. I bought a Jeep Cherokee to run around fort fun in so I can deal with the truck being outta commission for a while...

On your TPI, did you use an intank fuel pump or do one mounted on the frame rail? How did you plumb the return line to the tank? I will be putting FI on my 71 C10 shortie here soon enough and will have to deal with tsuch issues... Peace out bro.

Chris
 
write up? pics? tech article?

j
 
Sound great.... I still want to do this upgrade sometime.... congrades on the upgrade....
 
For the return line I spliced a return point into the gas filler neck with a Moroso FI return line kit. It puts the gas back into your filler neck and it runs back into your tank. This was before I realized I already had a return line from the factory. (pays to do homework before you dive into things) The fuel pump is mounted to my body near the rear fender well. I used an external MSD MPFI pump. $90 for a pump isn't to bad. Everything else was $140+. The only problem is it is loud.

Most of my return line I plumbed threw my old hardlines that fed the mech pump. I plumbed my feed line threw MPFI softline, and threw parts of the old return line or maybe it was the vent line.
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As far as the whole sex thing, this is pretty up there.
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My truck was not previously FI. It was stock Qjet. I had to swap in a wiring harness for the FI system, install (and modify) the intake manifold, injection rails, plenum, runners, throttle body, plumb a fuel system for a 45PSI fuel pump, fuel filters, fuel pump, and of course install the computer, relays, sensors, and wire everything up.

I used a painless wiring harness (came with my setup when I bought it used) and I used as many stock parts as I could.

It is amazing the difference.
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As for installing a vette motor, I imagine that would be pretty sick, but I just swapped in the TPI on my old motor and it made a hell of a difference.

Harley
 
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