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George M. Dailey gmd at tecinfo.com
Wed May 14 23:56:38 GMT 1997


>
>First off, I reposted "Re: Switching from carb to FI on a Ford (fwd)"
>This
>outlines the steps to put an OEM TBI on a non GM vehicle.
>
>Check the GM dealership for a 2 x 4 (spread bore) adapter, I've been
>told
>that it was used on the 455 or 454 truck from 1988-whatever.
>
>The seven term hei will not bolt right in. The cheapest route is to
>mount
>the module on the fire wall and run the pick up coil/ignition coil leads
>to
>the module. The easiest way is to buy a 350 buick dist that already has
>a 7
>term module in it. The electronic feedback carb systems had these. You
>can
>stuff a seven term module in a place of a 4 term but it will be lots of
>work, drilling, taping, cutting.
>
>The reason I recommend the '88 truck is because it has a very common ecm
>(#1227747) This equates to easy to find and replace if necessary. This
>system is also the most simple, no vats, no MATs, and a single relay. 
>Others
>are available but they are slightly more complicated. Search the
>archives 
>on
>1227747, I think there are more posting out there. I'm sure I've wrote
>this
>before or I'm just crazy.
>
>If you need additional answers, please ask.
>
>been there, done that
>GMD
>
>At 08:15 PM 5/9/97 +0000, you wrote:
>>Scott wrote:
>>> George,
>>> thank you very much, i also agree that oem is the way to go. i have seen
>>> tbi units with a 2 x 4 (spread bore) adapter with factory # unknown its
>>> original app. im curious will the 7 plug module "bolt right in"? and is
>>> there a specific reason you recomend '88 up? lastly looking through
>>> archives i was not able to find any details covering a retro of a
>>> similar nature. am i using the wrong search words? thanx again.
>>
>>
>George M. Dailey
>gmd at tecinfo.com
>
>
>
George M. Dailey
gmd at tecinfo.com




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