TPI to carburetor

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Jun 2, 2008 | 10:58 AM

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bluebeast

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if tuned and set up properly a carb motor can get just as good gas mileage as an 80s early 90s fuel injected motor...... i have seen it with my own 2 eyes so dont tell me it cant be done..... the only benefit of a EFI car is you can just start them up and go anytime any temperature outside and normally run a little smoother...... but like i say if you really know what you are doing witha carb you can get it to run pretty close to an EFI car as far as being smooth

Jun 2, 2008 | 11:48 AM

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True, i have managed to have a carb with NO choke fire up in winter and idle fine, drive away without even warming up. Does have a ever so slight bit of hesitation at first but hell...lets see somone else do it with a HUGE cam and a 2.73 rear gear set, not gonna happen

Jun 5, 2008 | 12:24 AM

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Kevin91Z

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Originally Posted by JakeFusion™

More power out of TPI?

Bwahaaahhahahaahhhhahaahaha.

No, no, he said TPI, not TBI.

Nov 11, 2009 | 01:03 PM

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dmclaughlin

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From: Abilene KS

Tpi setups

Hey if any of you guys wana get rid of any tpi parts im in need. im trying to restore my car to stock specs its a 1985 z28 camaro with the tpi and 700r4 its just missing most of the tpi parts like distributor maf sensor throttle body ecm. ect. if you guys have any parts you wana get rid of ill pay shipping.

Nov 15, 2009 | 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by F-Body Lover

I hate fuel injections there is no fun in them not like carburetors when you floor it you hear the carb scream like Quadrajet

Holy mother of god, I literally laughed so hard I almost choked. Are you being sarcastic or are you being serious because that's the funniest **** I've heard all day.

This is the kind of talk that gets third gens the stereotypes that they have. Wow.

Nov 15, 2009 | 11:59 PM

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eseibel67

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From: Kitchener, ON

When it comes to cars, I'm all about function and to hell with style.

Except when we're talking about TPI. Gets those aluminum pipes polished up till they sparkle. It's the horniest looking intake setup of all time.

Who cares if it won't deliver over 4500 RPM?

Nov 16, 2009 | 12:50 AM

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Well, if you have $, then the TPI is OK when you ditch runners and go with the LT1 style intake. But with my carb and screw drivers, i have several folks looking at my tail lights, LOL.

EFI is OK for my truck, but TBI is still the shittiest.

Nov 17, 2009 | 06:39 PM

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i have a 91 camaro with a zz4 motor and a complete tpi setup done and tuned by arizona speed and marine.

and i hate it!!

in the process of converting to carb now.