Friend has a 460 that he is considering a tbi swap on. The questions I have are about the distributor. Right now it has the stock duraspark and module. how does this need to be wired to run the tbi. He would prefer to leave advance functional in the distributor with no computed timing.
He also has a DUI distributor for the 460 that he could use. can the 4 pin module be used to trigger the efi?
I don't understand why people want fuel only EFI. That leaves a lot of power and driveability on the table.
You need to make an adapter to be able to trigger the ECM from the coil or possibly an MSD tach trigger. I don't recal where I have seen this piece but I know one of the aftermarket EFI suppliers that Use GM ECMs supplied them.
The man who says something is impossible, is usually interrupted by the man doing it.
You can also use the Duraspark to trigger the EST module mounted externally for full fuel and spark control.
There is also the option of machining a GM distributor, I have done these for just about any engine.
http://www.gearhead-efi.com/Fuel-Inj...BI-Conversions
1990 Chevy Suburban 5.7L Auto ECM 1227747 $42!
1998 Chevy Silverado 5.7L Vortec 0411 Swap to RoadRunner!
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What about using a 7 or 8 pin module externally, keeping the advance functional in the dist., and not connecting est to the module? Will the module still function correctly?
Why do it the hard way and backwards?
Lock out the advance on your distributor, run the wires from your Duraspark module to a 7 pin EST module mounted on a piece of aluminum for a heat sink anywhere, run those wires to ECM just like they would came from the GM small cap distributor. POOF! Fuel and Spark control!
1990 Chevy Suburban 5.7L Auto ECM 1227747 $42!
1998 Chevy Silverado 5.7L Vortec 0411 Swap to RoadRunner!
-= =-
What he said was that in the 2 454s that he has added tbi to, the fuel map was close enough (for what he used them for) but the timing curve really sucked. He ended up running almost 10* of base timing to get big block performance, but idle quality suffered because of the over advance at idle. He is expecting similar results with the ford, and being able to mechanically control timing would be easier than dealing with finding somebody and getting it tuned.
basically, poor people have poor ways.
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