Converting a Mopar 440 to GM TBI translated

[ECMnut at aol.com]

I want to install a GM TBI system on my 
1978 Dodge motorhome with a 440. 
I think that something similar to what 
was used on a 454 would work pretty well. 
I am trying to pinch pennies so I do not
 want to spring for a setup taken 
directly off a 454. 
 My brief research 
seems to indicate that there
 was only one GM two barrel throttle 
body made,  the model 220, which was 
used on everything from V6's to 454s. 
I want something close to what was used
 on the 454 but fuel injected 454 components
 are not available at the price I am willing
 to pay. 
Could I get the throttle body from, say, 
a Cadillac 4.1, add injectors designed for 
a 454, use the harness, computer and sensors 
from a 4.3 V6 or 2.8 V6, distributor from the
 Caddy 4.1(modified to work on the 440) 
and be ready to rock and roll? It seems that
 I may not want to use all of the Caddy 4.1 
setup because it is Digital Fuel Injection.
I have installed a 1988 Mustang 5.0 EFI motor
 in my 1983 Mitsubishi pickup complete with Mustang
 rack and pinion steering and a disc brake Dana 44
 from an Isuzu Trooper. I know this conversion 
involves the four letter word F-O-R-D but it
 does work pretty good. 
I mention this mainly to indicate that I am willing to
 modify things to make them work.

Let me know what you 
think if you have the time.  
Brian Roth
broth at sanjuan.edu
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