I am thinking about building a 383 out of my 94 LT1 block and make it carbeurated. Has anyone ever done this before and can give me some advice and maybe a price range on how much it cost them?

 

I'm just curious as to why you would move from EFI to a carb?

 

Because I use it as a drag car at my local track i am on the team so during the summer that pretty much all I use it for. I drive it on the street every once and a while but its mostly a street drag car. Plus I live in NY so there isn't much time to drive it on the street and when i do its always hot outside so not much use for a EFI. And also because a buddy of mine had a stock LT1 that had a carb setup and hes selling me the carb parts for it. His whole top end was aftermarket but the bottom end was stock.

 

if tuned right with the right sized injectors and intake you will make more hp with the fuel injection.

 

I'm with you. He also says it's a drag car. heck, increase the fuel line, pump and injectors and with a computer, you can quickly change tunes, adapt for a bigger shot of spray etc.

I never understand some of the inquiries about "old school"

There is nothing romantic about trying to get a a carb'd engine set up and then making quick changes like you can with the more modern systems.

If "old school" is so great, how can Ford now be making over 400HP from a 5 liter engine that gets good gas mileage?

 

I wouldn't have it any other way...I consider myself a good tuner with tuner cats and lt1 edit and I can make changes faster and in real time with the carburetor. I have also made more power with the carb than with efi. So I have a different opinion forged by beating my head against the glass ceiling that efi creates...go to the bracket racing @ your local track and see what dominates, then make your own decision.

 

then you are better than I because i'll take computer controls any day of the week. And as for the answer to your question----------it's cheaper and thus why carbs are more pervasive.