I just recently bought a 350 tbi to put in my 87 SS. The motor came out of a 87 surburban. When i bought my SS it did not have a motor or tranny in it. Is there a way to lfind out if it was tbi or carb by looking up the vin # or any way else?

 

I would assume there should be a VIN check somewhere to get that info.

If the Montes followed like the Camaro, then the last year for a carb from the factory was 1986 (the Camaro offered carb or TBI in '86 as the IROC-Z package, but in '87 no more carb and no more Z28 for a couple of years, just the IROC package as the top package).

Again, not sure if GM did the same for the Montes.

 

Comp Nine goes back to 1980 - you might find the info there:

Comprehensive Chevrolet, Saturn, GMC, Hummer, Cadillac, Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Geo, Dodge, Plymouth, Jeep, Chrysler, Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Mazda Truck, Mercedes VIN Decoder

 

I think maniac is right 1986 was the last year for carbs.

 

i feel like the monte only came with tbi on the 4.3 v6 cars

 

yep the monte ss was only carb till 88

 

Last year for carb V-8 G-bodies (Cutlass, Monte and Regals) was 88.