SBC V8 into Astro/Safari

Clive Apps Techno-Logicals 416 510 0020 clive at problem.tantech.com
Thu Jun 3 14:24:51 GMT 1999


> 
> | > Use the Throttle body off of a SBC truck, 87-91.  v-6 has smaller bores,
> and
> | > injectors.  Might go ahead and replace the fuel pump, with one from a
> v-8.
> | the SBC I found is so close to the same size that I should be able to use
> the
> | stock TBI unit
> | is have a 4.3 (262) now and the SBC is a 267
> 
> Well, don't be surprised to have the same output as a 4.3 then.  I thought
> this was to have a tad better performance?.

for now it is just to have an engine that doesn't make nasty banging noises
while I drive it
the V8 shoud produce more output from the same cubes anyways
I can upgrade the whole thing for more power later, once I get it stable

Clive 



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