New Meat here,
I have been a mechanic since I was big enough to pick up a wrench but never really got into the electronic engine controls much.
I run Q-jets with HEI's on my cars and trucks and S&S carbs with points and condenser on my bikes. Yup,total caveman!
I have actually refused to get into the digital world but seems it's gonna suck me in no matter how hard I fight it. So,,,,,,here I am, ready to get smart,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I hope!

I recently had to retire my 78 ElCamino,it's a total rust bucket but it does have a pretty stout 355 that I built a couple years ago. The engine has 8000 miles on it now with absolutely no issues.
I bought a 91 1/2 ton 2WD Chevy pick up in really good condition save the motor. I call him Smoky! The anemic 305 has got 230,000 miles on it and I think it had been overheated. No antifreeze and a glob of JBweld on the left side radiator tank when I got it. It had a cold start rod knock and smoked like a freight train. If you caught the past tense it now is running antiseize in the crankcase. No more knock or smoke and got some oil pressure back. It's not long for this world but I think it will last till fall when it cools off and I can pull the 355 out of ElCie and poke it in there. I want to start gathering parts and knowledge for the swap and keep the EFI. Not having to deal with cold start warm up procedures and hot start clear floods is spoiling me. Q-jets do not like ethanol!

The ECM is a 7747 and want to upgrade it to a 7427. The 355 flows enough air for a 454 TB that I intend to just bolt on to my dual plane air gap manifold with an adapter plate. I'm hoping the long tube headers off Elcie will fit Smoky. The ignition on the 305 is all brand new and will go in the 355. I just replaced the fuel pump but it's not gonna feed that 355,it will get upgraded too.

I've been researching tuner programs and have heard nothing but good about the TunerPro RT so I'll download that and I need to buy a ALDL cable. I figure I'm gonna have to buy a burner and some EEPROMS once I start getting more familiar with tuning.
Right now I just want to see what I can do with the 305 and 7747.

OK,start slinging sh*t,,,,,,I'm ready!!!