Is a 350 TBI a good motor?
Is a 350 TBI a good motor?
Great for low compression and good for gas mileage, very bad for High HP applications. You can easily make 250+ hp 350+ft torque with a modified 350 TBI truck motor. If you want more then that you will need better heads. All 87-95 blocks will accept vortec roller cams and lifters.
What years did Chevy use TBI?
For trucks the first year was 1987. If you want to get technical the 1982 and 1984 Corvette had a version of TBI called Cross-fire injection on a 350.
What controls the injectors on a TBI?
The vehicle’s fuel pump moves fuel from the gas tank to the throttle body assembly. Then a computer, often referred to as the powertrain control module (PCM), activates the TBI injectors. To control fuel pressure, the fuel pressure regulator routes excess fuel back to the fuel tank.
When did Chevy go from TBI to vortec?
in 1996 they started with the Vortec name on the engines. 1995 had TBI.
Are 193 heads good?
193 is typical of most TBI ’87’95 iron heads, with half the intake valve-bowl approach blocked off—not good for serious performance. One exception is the ’87’91 Camaro TPI 350 No. 083 head that had full “open” intake runners.
How do you clean TBI injectors?
Spray the injector or injectors with throttle body cleaner, and gently clean the exterior and the tip of the injector with the brush. Do not insert any metal objects into the tip of the injector, as this will enlarge the nozzle tip, permanently damaging the injector.
How does a Chevy TBI work?
With Throttle Body Injection (TBI), one or two injectors mounted in the throttle body spray fuel into the intake manifold. Fuel pressure is created by an electric fuel pump (usually mounted in or near the fuel tank), and the pressure is controlled by a regulator mounted on the throttle body.
What is a Chevy TBI engine?
A TBI engine is a standard engine with throttle body fuel injection. The throttle body consists of an air intake port and one or more fuel injectors, depending on engine displacement. The fuel injectors are located in the middle of the throttle body.
