Hello all,
New B body owner who can't leave well enough alone. I have been educating myself on swap options and have recently received a quote on an Olds 350 or 383 from a reputable builder making upwards of 400 hp & 500 tq. I choose this for ease of installation, I am planning on keeping the emissions systems in place, and I would like to keep the 200-4r transmission but a built version. The rear is a 10 bolt 8.5 2.73, that should be fine for now. The builder recomended an Edelbrock Brawler with electric choke for fueling but this introduces some challenges moving away from the quadrajet means I need to account for the high lock for the 200-4r, painless has a solution for this. I know I will need to figure out the throttle position sensor, idle air controller, and mixture control solenoid. What should I do to avoid any issues related to the removal of mixture control solenoid? Will the pcm try to compensate leading to drivability issues? If I let it dangle will I be fighting a check engine light? As far as the air idle controller the edelbrock avs series does have a provision for this, would that be a better route? Or should I just go sniper? I have yet to seriously look into that option but that maybe a good option. If I go sniper and modern cats I could remove the air pump and cleanup the engine bay without melting the ice caps. My worry would be safety visual inspection, although the car would be more efficient and cleaner they could still fail it for removal of emissions equipment.
Sorry for the long post, here's a pic as a partial penance.
New B body owner who can't leave well enough alone. I have been educating myself on swap options and have recently received a quote on an Olds 350 or 383 from a reputable builder making upwards of 400 hp & 500 tq. I choose this for ease of installation, I am planning on keeping the emissions systems in place, and I would like to keep the 200-4r transmission but a built version. The rear is a 10 bolt 8.5 2.73, that should be fine for now. The builder recomended an Edelbrock Brawler with electric choke for fueling but this introduces some challenges moving away from the quadrajet means I need to account for the high lock for the 200-4r, painless has a solution for this. I know I will need to figure out the throttle position sensor, idle air controller, and mixture control solenoid. What should I do to avoid any issues related to the removal of mixture control solenoid? Will the pcm try to compensate leading to drivability issues? If I let it dangle will I be fighting a check engine light? As far as the air idle controller the edelbrock avs series does have a provision for this, would that be a better route? Or should I just go sniper? I have yet to seriously look into that option but that maybe a good option. If I go sniper and modern cats I could remove the air pump and cleanup the engine bay without melting the ice caps. My worry would be safety visual inspection, although the car would be more efficient and cleaner they could still fail it for removal of emissions equipment.
Sorry for the long post, here's a pic as a partial penance.