Thread: TPI to Carb
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Old 08-24-2012, 01:13 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by maroman88 View Post
i went TBI to TPI to Carb... wish i stayed with the TBI lol. but it wasnt hard to do the carb swap, i have an edelbrock manifold, edelbrock carb, and an accell dizzy, i used a TBI harness and cut out what i didnt need, i used a TBI ECU to control the fans and fuel pump (removed the check engine light bulb) Im still using the TPI fuel pump with a regulator and return line, running off the stock fuel lines.
Did you notice any big gain or improvement in your power range? Why do you wish you stayed TBI?

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Originally Posted by 88WS-6 View Post
You can hook up a laptop to your computer and get diagnostics, and then for tuning you could try to burn chips. Never tried it, but some say it's a hassle. Maybe give that a try before yanking everything out?

I do have tuning software but could never get a connection to diagnose. I burned a couple chips to piggy back the ECU but without seeing diagnostics I never knew how good they really were or where else to improve.
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