the mechanic (who owns a 70 camaro with a big block
suggests that the way the car is set up, that it would be way more expensive to have a dyno and custom chip set up for the computer. its not a stock l98. it has been rebuilt. it has ceramic coated hooker headers. all msd vac adv distributor wires and coil. a pretty radical cam. flowmaster exhaust. and a few other goodies. if the carb is too much it could still be jetted down. as for mileage, its not gonna be my daily driver. i have a dakota for that. both my birds are for fun and show. i grew up with the old novas and chevelle's. even a few old trans am's. (the formula is actually the 10th one i owned) i have been out of the hobby for awhile as well. it will also be easier for me to work on. ive had alot of problems with fuel injection. a friend of mine who builds race engines in the 8-10 second range also agrees that i go with a carb for my set up. he says that the tbi is like a 2 barrel carb. and that i would get more power and torque with the carb set up. i always like the tpi setup. i had a few of them. next swap for me after this is a t-56 from a 94-97 trans am. i dont think the t-5 will stand to many dumps on the clutch. i purchased my new items (carb and manifold from 00ls1. gave me a hell of a deal as well. but by the time my car is done. as long as it runs ill be happy. i appreciate all of your opinons. ill post pics. also i may put my tbi set up, up for sale in the classifieds section if anyone's interested. thanks again guys.