Bbc tpi
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Bbc tpi
I was looking at manifolds on Summit and found an LT1/TPI style Edelbrock manifold for the BBC. Has anyone seen this before? Can it be operated with a SBC harness with larger fuel injectors, larger throttle body and a reprogrammed computer?. There is one for the BBC and one for the SBC and they appear to mabe be designed for the the TPI type electronics.
I always thought it would be great to have a TPI type of system on a BB. There was a forum member on hear about a year ago trying to fabricate this type of set up.
I don't think this manifold for the BB has been around very long.
I always thought it would be great to have a TPI type of system on a BB. There was a forum member on hear about a year ago trying to fabricate this type of set up.
I don't think this manifold for the BB has been around very long.
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http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EDL-35573/?rtype=10
This is an example of what i'm talking about. I had seen just the manifold and not the entire system. I just can't find the manifold by it self now and it was just a couple of weeks ago. The manifold by it self was around $400 and my thought was the system could be built on a budget by modifying the SBC system.
This is an example of what i'm talking about. I had seen just the manifold and not the entire system. I just can't find the manifold by it self now and it was just a couple of weeks ago. The manifold by it self was around $400 and my thought was the system could be built on a budget by modifying the SBC system.
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I think this is the manifold you were looking at.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EDL-71353/
For about $900 less than the complete Pro-Flo XT system Edelbrock also sells the complete Pro-Flo2 system for the big block:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EDL-35510/
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EDL-71353/
For about $900 less than the complete Pro-Flo XT system Edelbrock also sells the complete Pro-Flo2 system for the big block:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EDL-35510/
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I think this is the manifold you were looking at.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EDL-71353/
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EDL-71353/
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I was looking at manifolds on Summit and found an LT1/TPI style Edelbrock manifold for the BBC. Has anyone seen this before? Can it be operated with a SBC harness with larger fuel injectors, larger throttle body and a reprogrammed computer?. There is one for the BBC and one for the SBC and they appear to mabe be designed for the the TPI type electronics.
$500 Manifold
$480 Fuel Injectors
$130 Fuel Rails
$332 Throttle Body
$150 Fuel Pump & Regulator
$500 Computer
$350 Distributor
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$2,442 Total
You still need a bunch of miscellaneous stuff to put it together:
$100 Oxygen Sensor
$300 Sensors (knock, temp, etc.)
$100 Fuel Lines
$520 Painless EFI Harness for GM 7.4 V8
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$1020 Total
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$3,462 Grand Total
$3,631.95 is Summit's price for the complete system along with the software and hand-held programmer (and Edelbrock technical support) along with a warranty. Seems worth the $170 extra.
The do-it-yourself setup doesn't include the custom programming or dyno tuning time ($150 per hour?) or fabrication of any of the brackets for throttle linkage, transmission linkage. Neither setup includes a new hood. The top of that Edelbrock manifold is 9.6 inches tall, measured from the block-to-manifold sealing surface to the top of the TPI. I'm not sure an L-88 hood provides that much clearance so it might be a custom hood.
I always thought it would be great to have a TPI type of system on a BB. There was a forum member on hear about a year ago trying to fabricate this type of set up.
I don't think this manifold for the BB has been around very long.
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Thanks Bob for the detailed reply. I would have never known what it would take to build a system. I see now that the Edelbrock system is well worth the money.
My only remaining thought between the Edelbrock system and GM parts would be availability of parts anyware. Maybe not a concern.
I have collected parts to build a BB and stoped when I sold my 80. With the 78 I was thinking of going 383 just so I could run the TPI in maybe a FAST manifold with GM transplant system. Now that a system is available for the BB my thought are changing.
That Edelbrock manifold is tall and maybe someone will tell us if the L88 hood will provide the clearance. I wouldn't want a hood much taller than the L88.
I'm now surprised that no one has this system on their BB C3.
My only remaining thought between the Edelbrock system and GM parts would be availability of parts anyware. Maybe not a concern.
I have collected parts to build a BB and stoped when I sold my 80. With the 78 I was thinking of going 383 just so I could run the TPI in maybe a FAST manifold with GM transplant system. Now that a system is available for the BB my thought are changing.
That Edelbrock manifold is tall and maybe someone will tell us if the L88 hood will provide the clearance. I wouldn't want a hood much taller than the L88.
I'm now surprised that no one has this system on their BB C3.
