Can you tell? - Page 2

97cavalier · 04-19-2006, 10:57 PM

altho i do like the sound the tbi makes when you have the air cleaner lid off and you rev it up, but tpi still sound good. I know what you were talking about 6.

Genopsyde · 04-19-2006, 11:07 PM

nah not really, TPI's are torque monsters, they lose it up top. but that's beside the point, if you wanna put that much power to the ground you're gonna hafta upgrade the TPI itself and that stuff will add up big time. Trust me, I looked into it myself cuz I was gonna make the switch to TPI, but TBI turned out to be the more economical choice. TBI done right can put over 500hp to the ground.

Genopsyde · 04-19-2006, 11:09 PM

a tpi with the same mods as mine won't put out much more power at all, if even any at all. and there's a few supercharger choices available for TBI.

Genopsyde · 04-19-2006, 11:10 PM

yea I'm not trying to tell you what to do either, just stating the ofter unknown and overlooked facts.

97cavalier · 04-19-2006, 11:11 PM

i was think of one of thoes aftermarket tpi system things. they have the tubes that run to it and the intake is all flat on top and is like a squar. It is soposed to help alot with it flating out at higher rpm's. But with the block i showed you guys, can i even run tbi on it?

97cavalier · 04-19-2006, 11:12 PM

ther's a supercharger for the tbi? where i have been looking all over for one and can not find one.

666_speed · 04-20-2006, 12:00 AM

i've seen them too, i cant remember because i'm sleepy now, but that was the plan when i got the 305, then school, looking for a better job, and other little things ended that idea.

Genopsyde · 04-20-2006, 12:02 AM

any roots style blower for a carbed V8 can be used with TBI. They make adapters to put TBI's on carb manifolds.

Genopsyde · 04-20-2006, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by 97cavalier

i was think of one of thoes aftermarket tpi system things. they have the tubes that run to it and the intake is all flat on top and is like a squar. It is soposed to help alot with it flating out at higher rpm's. But with the block i showed you guys, can i even run tbi on it?

you mean the stealth ram? that's over 2 grand ya know.

97cavalier · 04-20-2006, 12:49 PM

ya i know it is expesive i do not know who make it, i will look in to it. But i think i will just go ahead and buy that block off ebay you think? it is only $30.

wrightz28 · 04-20-2006, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 97cavalier

ya i know it is expesive i do not know who make it, .

Holley and a few others

Genopsyde · 04-20-2006, 05:31 PM

accel makes a tpi setup as well.

brentp987 · 04-20-2006, 05:47 PM

well if you are going to spend the money that you say why not just use your block and have it bored over because a 305 and a 350 are about the same it is a small block chevy just have differant bores.

97cavalier · 04-20-2006, 10:40 PM

i know but if i have a 350 i can get more power for money, and i am tired of the 350. And this is my daily driver, so i will not have anything to drive while i am rebuilding the 305.

Nate355RS · 04-21-2006, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by 97cavalier

ya, but i think i will just go with tpi because i would like to have a daily driver 350 tpi at around 360's hp. To do that with a tbi would take alot more money.

How do you figure that??? You get a junk yard 454 throttle body, bigger injectors and a tune and your set, maybe cost 300 to 400 bucks, less if you tune it yourself. Plus you can use any carb style intake manifold and an adapter plate, can't do that with TPI. I really don't thnk that you can easily or cheaply get 360 hp out of a stock TPI intake, if at all.

EDIT: I just looked throught the thread and geno pretty much said the same thing, guess I was a little late with this one

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