BUILD THREAD 88 Monte SS to TPI

[PBGBodyFan]

Nice build/write up. Brings back memories of doing my TPI swap back in 02'/03'. Some changes since then and haven't really touched it in the last 4-5 years. Here are some underhood pics of my setup:

Years of tinkering to get some things setup/run how I wanted.

The car was setup for MAF and still runs the MAF primarily but one winter I was bored and found someone online who made an adapter harness and added the parts to flip back and forth between MAF and SD, so the car can go either way. I copied it with SD parts and re-pinning donor harnesses. MAF is dyno tuned, the SD is a street tune.

 

[SSClassic]

Fuel lines have been moved since this pic,stock monte lines run on the passenger side,so i sent them that direction

do you have any pics of your updated fuel lines? Im trying to figure out if Fbody or a vette fuel rail is better.

i tried to get some pics but they are buried in there,the vette rails run to the right,they would have been better for my setup,f body lines run to the left.depends on which side your going to

 

[SSClassic]

very

Nice build/write up. Brings back memories of doing my TPI swap back in 02'/03'. Some changes since then and haven't really touched it in the last 4-5 years. Here are some underhood pics of my setup:

Years of tinkering to get some things setup/run how I wanted.

The car was setup for MAF and still runs the MAF primarily but one winter I was bored and found someone online who made an adapter harness and added the parts to flip back and forth between MAF and SD, so the car can go either way. I copied it with SD parts and re-pinning donor harnesses. MAF is dyno tuned, the SD is a street tune.

nice setup,any chance you can provide me with some details on your air intake setup,i have the firebird 90 angle from throttle body its the rest that i need.

 

[PBGBodyFan]

very

nice setup,any chance you can provide me with some details on your air intake setup,i have the firebird 90 angle from throttle body its the rest that i need.

Sure, it's literally just items from Home Depot or Menards/Lowe's type places, white PVC pipe (forget exact diameter, whatever matches with the MAF) and painted black, then a plumbing connector to a 90 degree elbow in PVC, through the headlight opening in the core support to the K&N filter. I used a piece of chloroplast for the piping to go through and act as a barrier of sorts between the engine bay and headlight area.

 

[SSClassic]

restored a lockdown plate holder from an IROC

 

[SSClassic]

finally got the tank,its for an 87 monte 4.3
strap insulators

 

[SSClassic]

another winter project checked off,had to sand these a little with some 2k grit and buff,turned out bad *ss

 

[SSClassic]

Walbro 255 fuel package complete

 

[SSClassic]

Goodmark steel 2"rise,all the bolts still loose but the fitment was impressive for just slapping it on

 

[SSClassic]

here is the next stage of upgrades,already had the flowtech headers