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Not only that, but now the large amount of feed grains being used for ethanol are driving food costs up by making less available for human consumption.

I've read a bunch about various ways to improve the power steering, incl the Ferguson modified Jeep type box that will bolt on in place of the oem box and comes with some type of adapter to bolt up the rest of the stock steering links, to of course rack and pinion. One thing that seems to...

Actually, an EGR removal question. 81 which is stock but will be getting some mild mods. Going to TBI, so will be losing ecu function, so will be going mechanical/vacuum HEI. Going with a short duration efi & computer compatible cam with 0 overlap @ 050 on about a 9-1 comp ratio and a...

I'm all for better handling and all, but at my age I'm building my 81 for daily driver street use and longer road trips and don't want to end up with a buckboard or race-car ride, either. And - the VBP site doesn't specify if their dual mount system for an 81 also works with their 6 link. That...

Seems like I've seen some posts on this and some pics. I imagine it's pretty major surgery. Anybody have any info, or done it, or pics? I suppose there are advantages or Corvette wouldn't have upgraded to that? More or less just curious for now, but - - Thx!

Planning basically a top end + cam upgrade on an anemic 81 L81 190 hp 350. Budget is limited. Have read about the Vortecs as a good economical upgrade, started researching them. Read a number of impressive builds with them. Then ran across the EQ heads, and this PHR article...

http://www.howellefi.com/customer/ Check that out - a company started/fun by an ex GM fuel injection engineer. Has quite a rep, using basically stuff from stock systems to upgrade.

Edelbrock has Performer style intakes made for the GM TBI's that should help over the stock one. Or you could use any good aftermarket 4bbl intake with an adapter plate. Seems i've read that folks replace the 350 TB with one from a 454 for more airflow, but I can't recall what else they did...

I'm a bunch of years "ahead" of you, even - I still have one of the original Holley Pro Jection 2bbl TBI setups that I got when they first came out. Replaced a 4bbl on a small block 3/4 ton van. I liked the control box setup, but always had to fiddle with it with weather changes. It was...

After working carbs for a good many years on a range of muscle cars, and then being "converted" to efi, I am a firm believer in the throttle response and gas mileage of efi. I haven't gotten deeply into the ECU tuning end of it but have done some mods to my "hot rod Lincoln" with the excellent...

Hello all. I live near Cape Girardeau, MO, having moved here from central MN some 20 years ago, but hope to move to Casper, WY, when I retire in 3 or 4 years. Through circumstance I got involved in heavy Construction Quality Control, with most of my jobs on new power plants. That means I work...