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DEF110:
I am looking to put the Edelbrock intake and weber carburetor on my 3.9L and get rid of the EFI system.
  Dose anyone know if the 3.5L intake is the same as a 3.9L? I contacted Edelbrock and they said they only make one for the 3.5L. As far as I know the engine is the same just a bigger bore and the valves are larger. The basic engine is the 215 Buick.
  I know that RPi engineering is selling the kit on eBay for £430. I can get them from the U.S. for $500 (£275) and I am going to the U.S. mid December.
  So any advice would help.

Xtremeteam:

--- Quote from: "DEF110" ---I am looking to put the Edelbrock intake and weber carburetor on my 3.9L and get rid of the EFI system.
  Dose anyone know if the 3.5L intake is the same as a 3.9L? I contacted Edelbrock and they said they only make one for the 3.5L. As far as I know the engine is the same just a bigger bore and the valves are larger. The basic engine is the 215 Buick.
  I know that RPi engineering is selling the kit on eBay for £430. I can get them from the U.S. for $500 (£275) and I am going to the U.S. mid December.
  So any advice would help.
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& you plan totally on street driving,never going offroad??

DONT FIT IT IF YOU WANT TO PLAY COS THEY DONT LIKE THE BUMPS

veeeight:
I Totaly Agree with Redlinemike,  Dont go down the Edebrock route its pants.
I had Efi problems on my Rangerover so I decided the best way wass to ditch the whole lot and go for the Edelbrock, Got mine from RPI for nearly 1k and it was total rubbish.
The first one was faulty, took me ages to figure out that the zinc coating the carb was covered with inside and out was flaking off in one of the float chambers and blocking the jets, RPI would nit send me a new one until I sent the old one back even though I sent them pictures of the damage that was obviously Manufacture defect, but they still made me send it back first which left me with no transport for a week. :(bigangry):
My second one was ok on the road but crap off road, it really couldnt cope with any sort of odd angle, even though RPI told me that the carb had been developed for off road driving. :(bloodshot):
So really, really dont do it unless you are staying on the road.
In which case why have you got a Landrover (Weirdo). :(biglaugh):

DEF110:
Ok I will not use the Weber carb. I will use the predator carb. Thia carb is use by all the extreme rock crawlers in the US and some of the places they go would amaze you.

And the predator is a variable CFM  that means it provides the right amount of air to fuel that the engine demands

veeeight:
Good Idea, You Wont Regret Not Buying An Edelbrock, It Will Be Interesting To Hear How Your Carb Performs, I hope It Is Ok But If The Rock Crawler Use Them Then I Am Sure It Will Be Ok For What We Do. :(bigsmile):

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