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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 11:28 AM
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This will be my second swap but I wanna see what everyone thinks

Should I do efi/4l80e or carbed/th350????
I'm gonna try my luck with the l92 heads this go around and will be using nitrous

This Is the car I'll be putting everything in
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 06:01 PM
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Damn! Beautiful car!!

I'd go for the efi/4l80e....but I may be a little biased...lol

The reason behind my build is to build a true street car. I want to be able to drive to the track bust a 10sec pass and drive home...
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 07:47 PM
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I'm doing a carbed 6.0/th400 build in my notch but I live in a small town so highway driving isn't a big concern.

By the looks of it is it safe to assume that the car is going to be a track only car?
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 07:57 PM
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Efi/4l80e...
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 08:02 PM
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that all depends on your budget and goals. the 4l80e is heavier and costs about twice as much as a th400/350 to build. i would go efi on the engine with either trans you go with. better tuning optoins, and is more dependable.
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 08:10 PM
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I'd like to keep the budget in check for sure and I don't really mind a carbed setup

And it will see some street time
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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 04:43 PM
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I went with efi/th350 combo. Drive it 90-140 miles roundtrip each time I go to the track. no problems.
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 02:44 AM
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I went with the carb/700r4 combo in my 67 bird. Works well but tuning it can be a pain. In hindsight, efi would have been easier in the long run.
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Carb that beotch for the budget, EFI if you got that cash i guess. I do carb because it was cheaper, i can tune it myself and i like keeping it simple.
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 11:49 AM
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car looks quik now
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 07:22 PM
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if you want to do l92 heads and a EFI setup i have a ls3 intake, injectors, and rails all with less than 50 miles on them for sale. $320. sorry for the hijak
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 03:42 PM
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David, just carb the bitch.
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 03:45 PM
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 03:47 PM
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mines efi now and want to go carbed.ill do my own tuning with the wideband.
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 03:07 AM
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EFI , Wideband , and HP TUNERS....
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 03:42 AM
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Im bias to efi TH400, but I will still street mine. Track car only Carb isn't bad.
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Mine is carbed, but i have the manly 6 speed, so i get economy and ease of tunability.
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 01:09 PM
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i started out carbed went efi and going back to carb.
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