84 L83 Carburetor Conversion help
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4th Gear
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From: new jersey
84 L83 Carburetor Conversion help
Hey Everyone!
As the title of the thread said, I have a 1984 c4 with the original L83 crossfire still in. I'm starting to gather information on how to do a conversion to a carburetor on it and I have most of what I need but I needed help with figuring out what air cleaner would be a good fit for hood clearance. Ideally, I would like to keep the original hood preserved and not have to put any hood scoop on. I figure I'm gonna need a drop base but what I'm reaching out for help with is how deep I need and what size filter I need. For extra information that may be helpful, I'm looking at switching the intake to the edelbrock performer EPS (part #2701) with the edelbrock 650 avs2 cfm carb. Any advice or suggestions help!
Thank you in advance!
As the title of the thread said, I have a 1984 c4 with the original L83 crossfire still in. I'm starting to gather information on how to do a conversion to a carburetor on it and I have most of what I need but I needed help with figuring out what air cleaner would be a good fit for hood clearance. Ideally, I would like to keep the original hood preserved and not have to put any hood scoop on. I figure I'm gonna need a drop base but what I'm reaching out for help with is how deep I need and what size filter I need. For extra information that may be helpful, I'm looking at switching the intake to the edelbrock performer EPS (part #2701) with the edelbrock 650 avs2 cfm carb. Any advice or suggestions help!
Thank you in advance!
Thread Starter
4th Gear
Joined: May 2025
Posts: 4
Likes: 1
From: new jersey
I and my boyfriend found issues while looking into the motor that the previous owner made trying to increase the performance, basically screwed the whole injection system and made it a ticking time bomb. Basically, the last owner hooked up and wired the fuel pump to the crossfire and its causing the engine to idle and rev too high. I debated on fixing the crossfire but decided that I preferred to do the carb instead as I like the control I have with it better (if that makes any sense).
