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redcruz1120 02-06-2018 02:15 PM


Originally Posted by rcread (Post 1596536169)
I got a Sniper EFI for Christmas, for my '72 LeMans and am debating whether to go with the Tanks fuel tank and pump or just go with Holley's tank and pump. What made you pick Tanks?

Holley gets their tanks from Tanks inc!.. Also Holley techs told me that the GP2 pump I got from tanks inc was great for my Application GM ZZ5

rcread 02-06-2018 02:38 PM


Originally Posted by redcruz1120 (Post 1596536215)
Holley gets their tanks from Tanks inc!.. Also Holley techs told me that the GP2 pump I got from tanks inc was great for my Application GM ZZ5

Good to know. Thanks for the info.

redcruz1120 02-07-2018 12:10 AM


Originally Posted by 73ls1 (Post 1596518135)
I bought the tank to use with my LS1. Old tank was leaking. Where did you mount your vent valve? Looks great,thanks Charlie.

All the way over to the left and all the way to the top. it's just above the fuel level by the looks of it.
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...129eb905d0.jpg

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...638137e42d.jpg

73ls1 02-07-2018 12:16 AM

Thanks Charlie

redcruz1120 02-08-2018 04:40 PM

Got updated software
 
Got my new SD card. Will update post tonight!
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...e5c9397fbe.jpg

redcruz1120 02-08-2018 06:45 PM

Fired Right Up!



Bigeddie 02-08-2018 06:57 PM

nice!!

71gary 02-09-2018 01:42 AM

I put a efi on my 71 and can not believe the difference like night and day and the price has come down a lot

taylor34 02-09-2018 08:51 AM

Does anyone have a ballpark for how much it would cost for a shop to install one of these would be? It's probably out of my league installation wise, I can fix all the vacuum tubes and electrical things, but this is probably too much.

I'm trying to decide whether to install this or buy a new engine with EFI. My current engine is a non-numbers matching base 350, so this could be a big upgrade to it...but at the same time, it might be worth it just to swap the whole thing depending on what the price difference would be.

jim2527 02-09-2018 10:27 AM


Originally Posted by taylor34 (Post 1596554587)
I can fix all the vacuum tubes and electrical things, but this is probably too much

I think you'll be OK.

Johnnypegs 02-09-2018 11:52 AM


Originally Posted by redcruz1120 (Post 1596551907)

What serpentine kit do you have? And the AC compressor is a Sanden?

taylor34 02-09-2018 01:16 PM


Originally Posted by jim2527 (Post 1596555306)
I think you'll be OK.

Considering I've never changed my own oil, it's a pretty big leap, lol. I'm basically comfortable working on anything that won't cause a major reliability problem or if it's already broke. :)

cv67 02-09-2018 01:37 PM

If you can do basic electrical you should be able to do this

redcruz1120 02-09-2018 02:05 PM


Originally Posted by Johnnypegs (Post 1596556036)
What serpentine kit do you have? And the AC compressor is a Sanden?


The serpentine system is that of GM. It came with the engine and the Compressor it is a Sanden. It also came with my Vintage Air set up. The compressor here is the one that came with engine too but was eventually removed to make room for the Sanden.

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...187c97ba2d.jpg

Johnnypegs 02-09-2018 02:17 PM


Originally Posted by redcruz1120 (Post 1596557055)
The serpentine system is that of GM. It came with the engine and the Compressor it is a Sanden. It also came with my Vintage Air set up. The compressor here is the one that came with engine too but was eventually removed to make room for the Sanden.

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...187c97ba2d.jpg

I have The same set up. And I just ordered the vintage air kit, but I didnt Have them include the compressor because I wanted To use the original bracket. Does the Sanden compressor fit into the bracketing or did you have to use the supplied brackets by vintage?

redcruz1120 02-09-2018 02:29 PM


Originally Posted by taylor34 (Post 1596554587)
Does anyone have a ballpark for how much it would cost for a shop to install one of these would be? It's probably out of my league installation wise, I can fix all the vacuum tubes and electrical things, but this is probably too much.

I'm trying to decide whether to install this or buy a new engine with EFI. My current engine is a non-numbers matching base 350, so this could be a big upgrade to it...but at the same time, it might be worth it just to swap the whole thing depending on what the price difference would be.

You'd be surprise how easy it is. The hardest or challenging part was finding a welder to weld in the Oxygen sensor bung in place since I wanted to minimize burn marks on the ceramic coated header., which I just ended up taking it to a muffler shop after I drilled the 1" hole for it.. after that I wanted to do the process in the comfort of my home garage although I have a shop with 2 lifts and compressors available down the road from my house. All in all had the fuel pump and main unit not been manufacturer defects it would have been too easy. One tech suggested that it might have been a installation issue which I immediately shot down.. It's a 5 wire hook up. Battery +, Battery - ,Pink wire to Switched/Cranking 12v , Yellow wire to Coil Neg, for RPM signal, and blue for Electric pump. the other harness cable hook ups are for Coolant sensor , Oxygen sensor and one brown wire to my dash Tach and the handheld unit. the only other choices you might want to consider is internal or external pump...

redcruz1120 02-09-2018 02:32 PM


Originally Posted by Johnnypegs (Post 1596557133)
I have The same set up. And I just ordered the vintage air kit, but I didnt Have them include the compressor because I wanted To use the original bracket. Does the Sanden compressor fit into the bracketing or did you have to use the supplied brackets by vintage?

my neighbor was a Vintage air dealer and he ordered the Sanden compressor mount to adapt to the serpentine bracket. it looks like a half moon , 2 pieces and they fit like a glove. and no the sanden compressor did not fit in the original bracket



Here's a better picture of how the Brackets look like with the Sanden compressor
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...0f4d565e87.jpg

Black04Vert 02-09-2018 03:07 PM


Originally Posted by taylor34 (Post 1596554587)
Does anyone have a ballpark for how much it would cost for a shop to install one of these would be? It's probably out of my league installation wise, I can fix all the vacuum tubes and electrical things, but this is probably too much.

I'm trying to decide whether to install this or buy a new engine with EFI. My current engine is a non-numbers matching base 350, so this could be a big upgrade to it...but at the same time, it might be worth it just to swap the whole thing depending on what the price difference would be.

Keep in mind that an EFI unit only upgrades your horsepower/torque by plus or minus 5 HP or so over a tuned carb. However, idle, starting, cold engine operation, low speed operation, and fuel efficiency are normally considerably better with EFI.

Johnnypegs 02-09-2018 05:15 PM


Originally Posted by redcruz1120 (Post 1596557212)
my neighbor was a Vintage air dealer and he ordered the Sanden compressor mount to adapt to the serpentine bracket. it looks like a half moon , 2 pieces and they fit like a glove. and no the sanden compressor did not fit in the original bracket



Here's a better picture of how the Brackets look like with the Sanden compressor
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...0f4d565e87.jpg

Thanks for the reply! I’ll have to call VA and get my order changed!

taylor34 02-09-2018 07:21 PM


Originally Posted by Black04Vert (Post 1596557465)
Keep in mind that an EFI unit only upgrades your horsepower/torque by plus or minus 5 HP or so over a tuned carb. However, idle, starting, cold engine operation, low speed operation, and fuel efficiency are normally considerably better with EFI.

Yep, that's what I'm looking for. I want it to be dependable just like our other cars. Not that it's undependable now, but it's difficult for people like my wife to drive it since it doesn't act like her car. The choke and stuff make it harder for her. And when I only drive it once a week at most, the EFI would help that a lot I think.


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