Re: '84 crossfire to carburator conversion

Art wrote:
> Hello All Again,
> 
> After doing tremendous research I think the conversion is not very
difficult
> as long as certain things are compromised.  Please allow me to run these
> things by everyone for comment.
> 
> 1. Emissions - 1984 was a very early stage of emission control and the
> components can be easily bypassed or disconnected completely and be
similiar
> to the '79 'vette, as strictly a toy car for me I feel the emmissions
issue
> is non existant as I dirve the car less than 5000/yrs tops and there are
no
> emision controls where I live and if I must bypass those laws it can be
done
> by either reregistering th ecar as a street rod or an antique.
> 
> 2. Intake and Carb - Edelbrock has a combination that will fit under the
> hood and not force outside body alterations,so on the street it is
> invisible.
> 
> 3.Valuation - the value of an '84 C4 with 128,000 miles is very limited
as
> it now stands probably the maximum value is less than $5,000 a very
> inexpensive toy for a play car.  With the conversion I know I could sell
it
> for around $3500.00 a $1,500 loss but much less than a new toy.
> 
> 4. Distributor - this is kinda up in the air some say it has to be
replaced
> with a vac advance distributaor and some say t does not, i will have to
try
> the original first and if it don't work then replace it.
> 
> 5.  The biggest issue is the transmission with the kickdown, most
> information is split 50/50 but it appears the the computer does not
control
> the transmission and is controlled by a cable that may have to custom
made
> but certainly doable I think.
> 
> 6. Digital dash - the digital (as another very attempt) will still be
> controlled by the ECM.
> 
> The total expenditures from Jegs (with the exception of the
distributator
> and transmission) is less that $500.00
> 
> Please give me any comments or knowledge from your experiences.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Art
> '84 red/red
> soon to be carburated :)
> 
> 
Why are you so hell-bent on spending a lot of money ruining this car 
when all
you have to do is replace or repair your old intake manifold?