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Old 11-18-2004, 02:44 PM
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hey!
im planning to swap the engine out of my 90 lx notch AOD pretty soon. I was just wondering would it be cheaper or easier to swap the engine and tranny for a carburated engine say from an 85 gt than a(87-93) engine and tranny.
help me if you can and thank you for your time
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Old 11-18-2004, 04:40 PM
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if your goiing to be getting an engine, i think the years 87-93 are made better..., it would be cheaper going to a carb setup, but i prefer EFI, its a great system once its going right
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Old 11-18-2004, 05:21 PM
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dont use a 85 motor. if any use 87 to 92 motors.
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Old 11-18-2004, 05:38 PM
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87-92 and just put on a carb and manifold to fit
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Old 11-18-2004, 07:59 PM
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what about 93 i knwo i knwo lol, keep the EFI!!!!!!!!!
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Old 11-18-2004, 08:01 PM
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no forged pistons in 93 .
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Old 11-18-2004, 08:06 PM
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i know if your not doing a power adder ur fine, even a small shot (50) shot ull be fine
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no forged pistons in 93 .
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Old 11-18-2004, 10:57 PM
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id say stick with the efi. way more relable then a carb setup
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Old 11-19-2004, 12:15 AM
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carb is easy, cheap and you get a good amount of hp, but you'll be turning screws once a week to get it right..... efi its either missing or running perfect lol
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Old 11-20-2004, 03:12 AM
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if you convert to a carb setup, you will need a different fuel pump and regulator plus a new ignition systems as the ECU won't be there to handle the ignition either, so I wouldn't say swapping to a carb setup is cheaper than keeping the EFI you already have. keep EFI and it's just plug in and play. go with carb, lots more work to do in order to play.
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