Re: More Chevelle updates
Nope, the 489 project has been on the shelf since right after the dyno testing was completed, that's when my fathers health went downhill. As the `Burb is my DD I wasn't comfortable pulling it out of service long enough to do the engine swap out of concern for potential tuning/computer issues.
W/O going into too much detail, the guy I bought all my TBI stuff from for the 489 install (oversized TBI, adjustable fuel pressure regulator, in-tank HV pump and custom burned PROM) suddenly developed a very <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="text-decoration: underline">bad</span></span> reputation <span style="font-style: italic">right after</span> I'd bought everything from him (Shades of my experience with Desert Valley [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]).
As such, I've held off on the swap until such time as I would be able to spare the truck for a few weeks if necessary for de-bugging. I do have another TBI chip guy in mind should this one not run right, so at least there's that option.
*Stuff* like this is precisely why I love good old-fashioned carburetors and conventional distributors. Unfortunately, converting the truck from TBI to carbureted is a fairly involved job, so practicality is forcing me to at least attempt to make the TBI system work.
We shall see.
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