Wanted: Matt Holme

[jamesgeologist]

Folks, I am looking for Matt Holme. I bought an EFI off of him years ago. I have resold it without ever installing it myself. I want to see if he can remember which distributer would work with the application. I thought he was a member, but I can't find his profile. His telephone number says the subscriber is unavailable. Does anyone have an updated number? Thanks,

Jamesgeologist
Eight oh one.three nine one.seven five four four if you want to forward this to him.

 

[UNSTUCK]

Maybe we can help. What Efi was if?

 

[jamesgeologist]

Well, it was a competition buggy with a customized manifold, plenum and fuel rail from an early nineties camaro LT1. It is going in to an early eighties 305. The wiring harness has a specific plug that works with a distributor that is forward of the manifold. The 305 has a distributor aft of the manifold. I was hoping to find a distributor that would work between the LT1 and the the 305.

James

 

[Badger]

Ha that's a laugh. He wouldn't have a clue as to what to use. As for getting in touch with him good luck. His profile is still here you just have the name wrong. His last name is "Holm" his account on here is "Ohms". Your best bet to get a hold of him is face book using his name as a search.

To get some help from here it might help if you get a picture of the plug and possible the engine/fuel rail/ plenum setup.

 

[jamesgeologist]

here's the pics.....

Ha that's a laugh. He wouldn't have a clue as to what to use. As for getting in touch with him good luck. His profile is still here you just have the name wrong. His last name is "Holm" his account on here is "Ohms". Your best bet to get a hold of him is face book using his name as a search.

To get some help from here it might help if you get a picture of the plug and possible the engine/fuel rail/ plenum setup.

The system is a bone stock TPI from an early 90's Camaro. The only thing custom is the prommed ECU. That style motor had a crank driven distributor. I am looking for a distributor that will plug into this harness and work with the 305..... Thanks.....

 

[jamesgeologist]

So, in my searches, I have found numerous distributors for the 87-92 LT1 TPI Camaro that have a flat connector that is sufficiently dissimilar that I believe there is a distributor harness that was missing from the EFI kit. This pigtail shows the female four pin connector at the harness and the flat four blade found on the distributors.... can anyone verify?

 

[Caleb]

sorry I can't verify for you, but your connector just looks like a standard 4-prong weather pack connector. Could very easily be a custom job.

 

[mbryson]

So, in my searches, I have found numerous distributors for the 87-92 LT1 TPI Camaro ....

That could be your issue? 87-92 TPI are L98 (at least the 5.7L version). LT1 engines show up in 'vettes in '92 and Camaro/Firechicken's in '93 and run until they swap to LS type engines in '97-98 or whenever. LT1 are Optispark units with the distributor front mounted and susceptible to water damage.


I'm fairly sure I have a similar connector on my '89 TBI truck motor. I think it's not distributor related, though. Seems like it plugs in near the TBI.

L98/TPI engine

LT1

 

[jamesgeologist]

As far as custom wiring goes, it is totally feasible. It is a standard weatherpac connector, but the harness has a tag on it that says distributor..... So, I could only have assumed. This is the only unresolved issue on the install as of last night, distributor and distributor pigtail...... Thanks so far!

James

 

[cjncustoms]

If that's a painless harness it will have a pigtail adapter to go from your plug to the distributor. My buddies tbi painless harness was exactly like that. That looks exactly like his...

 

[BEACH]

Ill track him down for ya