[Diy_efi] Help, putting a 4.3 TBI on a buick 3.8L V6

Jim Kyser jimkyser at ieee.org
Wed Oct 20 23:06:39 GMT 2004


Chuck,

You want a RWD 1986 or 1987 Regal or Cutlass. You'll need to take the 
entire intake setup but you'll get port injection vs. TBI.

Jim

Charles Woock wrote:
> I'm game.  What vehicle/year would be a good donor?  The donor is 
> critical. I can buy whole cars/trucks from an insurance salvage pool 
> (through a friends dealer ID).  I'm going buy the whole thing and use as 
> much off it as possible to save money.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike V" <diyefi at enzoco.com>
> To: "A list for Do-It-Yourself EFI" <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 7:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diy_efi] Help, putting a 4.3 TBI on a buick 3.8L V6
> 
> 
>> Hi Jim,
>> why not go with a Buick ECM & electronics?
>> Coil-paks on the Buick have to be better than the old
>> dissy setup.  Also, the Buick MAF setup is less sensitive
>> to minor cam timing changes than the Chevy MAP
>> system.  Just my knee-jerk reaction to the plan.
>> Cheers,
>> Mike V
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