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Old Jun 12, 2014 | 07:38 PM
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iI have an 87 dakota stock carb getting a 88 donor truck has a good tbi wondering how much trouble it would be to do the carb to tbi swap ,and the pros and cons of this . thanks
 
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Old Jun 13, 2014 | 10:37 AM
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TBI/Carb, ECUs, wiring, the AIR pump hoses are different, etc.

I see no real big advantage. Now if you were to, say, install a Magnum V6 and use something like a Megasquirt to replace the ECU ...

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Old Jun 13, 2014 | 02:00 PM
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thanks Ralph iI have a whole donor truck just want sure if it was worth the trouble
 
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Old Jun 13, 2014 | 02:15 PM
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The power won't change but maintenance will be MUCH easier with TBI.
 
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