Has anyone done this? I like my motor craft carb, but with this being my daily driver, I put more than 20k on this truck a year, & I want to at least try it out, I already have the 2D throttle body, so I would just need a pump, wire harness and an ECU, if I'm correct. has anyone done this on their 390? or any FE, how did it work?

 

Why not do a Holley Sniper or FITech TBI??

.. add a fuel pressure regulator, high pressure line, return line, fittings, filters, and an O2 sensor and bung to your shopping list.

 

well, I already have the projection 2D TBI unit from an old chevy i had, and I have a budget, just doing the projection, I can keep my intake manifold, and I need too buy a lot less parts

 

Good luck with tuning it and getting it to actually run.

 

well when its -45 out I think ill be glad to have the fuel injection instead of the carb, this winter it took me 3 tries to get it started once i think, carb and engine are both in fine condition, but when its any colder than -20 that cold start is a bitch and always takes a couple tries

 

Besides a block heater I wonder if there is a fuel heater out there sold to help you cold weather folk. Maybe even adapt one for a diesel truck to your rig.

 

that would be nice, my block heater does wonders in the cold, but sometimes its just too cold even for that, a heated honeycomb carb spacer would be cool, Iv thought of doing something like that, like a heated intake on a cummins

 

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does anybody know if a TBI unit off of a 1991 chevy silverado can be hooked up to the holley projection 2d system? they look identical, & I already have the chevy TBI, i just need the o2 sensor, wire harness, computer & fuel pump. is the 2d the same exact thing as chevy's TBI's they used all those years?

 

To me, doing things like that seems to end up causing you more problems than you already have. This may help,

 

If they are in fact an identical unit, ill use it, I'm gonna compare mine to another one, a mechanic I work with has one and he says it will work cause all the parts are the exact same parts

 

Alright HIO silver, talk too me about this Holley Sniper or FITech TBI, Ill own this truck forever, and have not heard a lot of good about the projection 2d. I need something reliable that will start in extreme cold every time.

 

You know this is for a diesel because diesel fuel will/can wax when cold. Never heard of gasoline waxing?


1965kale, that is the best news I think we all have heard. Piecing a system together I think is just asking for issues and if used as an every day transport its not what I would do.
Dave ----

 

well, Im sure the GM TBI would work the same as the holley TBI, but I would rather not use the analog system from the far past. Im really liking the looks of this FI tech TBI, Im looking at running the 40003 with the fuel command center, so I can eliminate the need for a return line, and can therefore keep my perfectly functioning dual tanks withought altering any of that. Im still not entirely sure how that fuel command center works though, it dosnt make sense too me yet. but I really like the Idea of the whole system. would suit me just great, the only downside is I need to find a 4 barrel intake manifold for my 390

 

The FiTech Fuel Command Center Assembly is mounted in your engine compartment. It can also be mounted anywhere on the vehicle’s chassis if necessary. The conventional fuel line that originally went to your carburetor is connected to the “IN” port of the Fuel Command Center. A supplied high pressure hose is plumbed from the Command Center to the inlet port on your EFI throttle body.

Your stock carbureted fuel pump (or a TBI low pressure EFI pump) feeds low pressure fuel to the FiTech Fuel Command Center’s sump tank.

A reservoir of fuel is in the sump tank at all times so the 340 L/PH pump inside is submerged in fuel. The sump tank contains a float that automatically shuts off the fuel coming into the Sump Tank when the correct fuel level is reached. At that point the stock pump is dead heading against the Fuel Command Center just like it normally would against a fuel pressure regulator.

When the engine is running the Fuel Command Center pump supplies high pressure (58 PSI) fuel to the EFI throttle body.

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Consider the Edelbrock Performer PN 2105 or Performer RPM PN 7105. Starts at about $340 nowadays...

Alternatively, an OEM "S" code FE intake for around $100 to $150. Edelbrock Streetmaster is another alternative although prices are climbing for vintage FE intakes... like $200 to $250.

And as an FYI, ... an aluminum intake weighs around 22 pounds... an OEM intake is around 80 lbs.... What is equivalent to about 60 pounds in the real world? A bag of QuikCrete concrete!!!! Ever lift one?