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Old 01-21-2014, 12:47 AM   #1
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Vortec upgrade?

Wondering if a vortec head upgrade would be a good idea. And if it would be possible on my 1990 tbi suburban, looking to make my engine more efficiant
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Old 01-21-2014, 04:54 AM   #2
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Re: Vortec upgrade?

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Old 01-21-2014, 05:17 AM   #3
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Re: Vortec upgrade?

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Wondering if a vortec head upgrade would be a good idea. And if it would be possible on my 1990 tbi suburban, looking to make my engine more efficiant
They are good heads. There are several issues with putting them on a TBI motor though. For one, you lose the EGR valve. Another is you will also need a vortec intake manifold. Yet another is that to get the benefits out of them you need the chip in the computer reprogrammed.
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Old 01-21-2014, 08:29 AM   #4
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Re: Vortec upgrade?

Won't make enough difference to pay for the swap. Edelbrock makes in intake that'll fit but you'll need to mod a bracket to fit tranny/throttle attachment. And you'll need a chip burned to optimize the swap.
TBI heads actually make more torque to about 3 grand, then the Vortecs take over.
If you'll spend more time above that number, make the swap. If not, leave it alone.

Spend that coin on headers and a good chip, you'll like the truck better.
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Old 01-21-2014, 10:54 AM   #5
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Re: Vortec upgrade?

You can tune and add a little timing to your engine. TBI parts are available.
http://www.cfm-tech.com/
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Old 01-21-2014, 02:22 PM   #6
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Re: Vortec upgrade?

Ok. The tbi is what I was mainly in question about as I know guys that have done it on carb motors and love it but honestly never owned a tbi truck and no little about what I can do with it
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