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Re: Changing over to a TBI?
« Reply #15 on: April 15, 2009, 10:27:17 am »
They will technically fit, but the intake is different, BUT just get the heads with it, they are better than those on the 86.

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Re: Changing over to a TBI?
« Reply #16 on: April 15, 2009, 10:35:03 am »
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I mean i discovered a wrecked 1995 1/2ton silverado with EFI and my 1986 350 stock motor has a carburettor on it but i Wood like Fuel Injection on it so wood the parts fit my GMC, just a bolt in job no modifications to any parts.

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Re: Changing over to a TBI?
« Reply #17 on: April 15, 2009, 04:22:28 pm »
lol

Your biggest difference is going to be the wiring harness. An 87-91 (R-V) Truck, Blazer or Suburban would be ideal.
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Re: Changing over to a TBI?
« Reply #18 on: April 15, 2009, 11:05:22 pm »
lol

Your biggest difference is going to be the wiring harness. An 87-91 (R-V) Truck, Blazer or Suburban would be ideal.
They will technically fit, but the intake is different, BUT just get the heads with it, they are better than those on the 86.
that is problem one haw different is the intake. two the parts are a good price but it will work fine right? (wiring harness) I'm new to this idea so it help a lot. he likes carburettor not EFI, but I'm a bag of conductions. have you looked at the hipper link. thanks for helping me and others
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Re: Changing over to a TBI?
« Reply #19 on: April 16, 2009, 05:03:44 am »
lol

Your biggest difference is going to be the wiring harness. An 87-91 (R-V) Truck, Blazer or Suburban would be ideal.
They will technically fit, but the intake is different, BUT just get the heads with it, they are better than those on the 86.
that is problem one haw different is the intake. two the parts are a good price but it will work fine right? (wiring harness) I'm new to this idea so it help a lot. he likes carburettor not EFI, but I'm a bag of conductions. have you looked at the hipper link. thanks for helping me and others

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Re: Changing over to a TBI?
« Reply #20 on: April 16, 2009, 01:01:24 pm »
I have no idea what you are saying but if you have a running donor, put everything attached to it and put it in your truck.  That is the simplest answer.  A SBC is an SBC up to the LS motors.

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Re: Changing over to a TBI?
« Reply #21 on: April 20, 2009, 10:48:39 pm »
I have no idea what you are saying but if you have a running donor, put everything attached to it and put it in your truck.  That is the simplest answer.  A SBC is an SBC up to the LS motors.))
Hey, he offered the truck to me today, so seems i might get it soon. What makes a SBC and a LS different?  What do the initials stand for?  I cannot see the difference in the name.  Thank you for helping me.  I am learning a lot.  I only know the concepts of fuel injection.  I don't know how to make it work.  Can you please give me a step by step instruction on how to make this work, since I don't know?

here is your answer VileZambonie Say what?  ???  my spelling sucks! I'm a bag of contradictions.  Sometimes I end up having to change my ways, like this time.  The truck was supposed to stay a carburator, but I ended up changing my mind.  My research concluded that this is just a little better. 
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Re: Changing over to a TBI?
« Reply #22 on: April 20, 2009, 11:03:29 pm »
SBC = Small Block Chevy, basically anything up to 1999 can be swapped around for large parts.
The LS series replaced it in 1999 and it used exclusively from that point on mainline vehicles.

If you have a running fuel injected motor, remove it and everything attached (EVERYTHING, wiring, connectors, hoses etc) and place it in your current vehicle.  The only other difference is fuel supply which requires an EFI fuel sending unit with the appropriate in tank electric pump.