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Will a carb run OK on a LTx cam?

Old 01-28-2009, 04:06 PM
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Default Will a carb run OK on a LTx cam?

We stuffed a B-Body cam into this 350 that we were going to TBI for an S10, but my buddy is having second thoughts on actually using TBI due to having to have a chip burned for it. He has an ECM with an upgraded chip, but sadly he has no clue about it since it came in a car.

Anyways, so he's thinking it might just be better, and easier, to just carb the thing. Yet I thought I read somewhere that there's an issue using a fuelie cam with a carb, due to it's duration or overlap, something :\

Anyone have any idea if that's actually the case or not?

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sure will,it could run alot better with a cam with more duration though...
try it with the tbi first to see if the calibration will work ok with the cam then if not swap it to the carb
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Suppose we could, since the 4.3 TBI harness in the truck as it sits will hook right up to the 350.

Ugh I just remembered we still need to get some better valve springs for it :\ heh That B-Body cam just squashes those stock TBI ones (Sorry to you few who were going to hook me up cheap, my friend forgot all about it, and funds are tight)
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dude if your looking for valve springs, ive got my stock ones ill give you if you want to pay shipping.


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