Q: I have a 1996 chevrolet 1500 with a 350 tbi engine swap, it constantly stutters and randomly shuts off
Alright, I have a 1996 chevorlet 1500, the truck originally came with the 350 vortec engine but my grampa done a engine swap with a 350 tbi from an earlier model. The truck constantly stutters and dips in RPM's and randomly shuts off. I think this is because the computer in the truck is made for the Vortec, not the tbi. I need a second opinion on this and I need some advise on how to fix it because it will become my daily driver once I get it running right.
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