Rather have stuff twice than not. Thanks for chiming in.

Re the hyper-u vs. forged, I reason thus:

We aren't about high boost and wads of 7000rpm hp here, and if we have a working fuel and ignition system, shouldn't see much chance of detonation. You can fit hyper-u pistons tighter, which gives: better ring seal, less noise, longer skirt life. You can heat coat the crowns of hyper-u's to almost match the detonation resistance of a forged piston. The forged is ultimately stronger, but IMHO, hot worth the trade off. If you are building a strip or street race motor, I'd go forged, but not here in an SUV.

I tend to agree on the aftermarket efi systems. And I'll build an 88-89 system on mine on this rebuild, and go to port efi as the next mod, either MS or SDS. Have you guys ever found generic replacement injectors for the StarQ TBI?