Edelbrock makes a variety of elbows with different lengths and heights. The lowest I saw was 3.62in and 9in. long. The one in the beginning post is 4.25in high.All seem to only take an LS style throttle body. I did find a company that made elbows for an LT1 style throttle body but they were $315. It seems an Edelbrock elbow and LS1 throttle body from a salvage yard may be the inexpensive way to go. FAST also has a single plane EFI manifold for $354.
Intake Swap...again - Early C4
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Okay - I explored this for a little while earlier this year when an Accel Gen VII DFI system fell in my lap - however, the complications involved in swapping over a perfectly good working 1986 TPI to that wasn 't worth it for the other expense.
So...been thinking though. Why can't I find a low rise four bbl style EFI intake - install it on the 86 Vette with a quality elbow allowing me to put the throttle body in nearly the same stock position...then hook it all up? I know the EGR would be off-line, but why won't this work..
AND - obtain the higher RPM that it lacks so badly????
Yes, you can slap a TPIS miniram on...or do a big mouth conversion, but both are very expensive.
Why spend $1,500 plus dollars on a $4,000 car?
I'm wondering if this could be done with some elbow grease and about $500.
The stealthram is too high and requires machine work, as well as the Edelbrock intake.
Why won't this work????
This style intake with a fuel rail conversion and stock injector swap
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This on top modified to accept the throttle body
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So...been thinking though. Why can't I find a low rise four bbl style EFI intake - install it on the 86 Vette with a quality elbow allowing me to put the throttle body in nearly the same stock position...then hook it all up? I know the EGR would be off-line, but why won't this work..
AND - obtain the higher RPM that it lacks so badly????
Yes, you can slap a TPIS miniram on...or do a big mouth conversion, but both are very expensive.
Why spend $1,500 plus dollars on a $4,000 car?
I'm wondering if this could be done with some elbow grease and about $500.
The stealthram is too high and requires machine work, as well as the Edelbrock intake.
Why won't this work????
This style intake with a fuel rail conversion and stock injector swap
This on top modified to accept the throttle body
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I've always liked the look of this guldstrand/traco engine.
Any thoughts on heads/cam to match up to the intake?
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Any thoughts on heads/cam to match up to the intake?
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That is EXACTLY what I'm talking about.
I wonder just how sharp the pencil could get on scraping that kind of deal together from used and hand made parts.....
Yea the ones under the hood of your car...well not under the hood now but you know what I mean.:laughing:I've always liked the look of this guldstrand/traco engine.
Any thoughts on heads/cam to match up to the intake?
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