this is for anyone who would like to start a GP for a TPI base. this post will be edited to conform to new info for the GP. So with that said, if you interested post up. here is how many that show interest so far. -- 10 -- -3rdgenZ- -LT1FUN- -MiTHRiL- -navyCM- -Demon355- -ramos87ss -chevy_camaro_ss- -Ughh61- -BOSS355- -KenV-

Defineatly add me to the list.

I'm good to buy it whenever, October works for me.

yea it wouldnt be until late october for me. the time we order will be ditermined by what most of us need to get the money together. I dont want to leave anyone out.

i still havent heard anything from TPIS yet, but being that there site was down for a few days iam sure they have a lot of catching up to do with there E-mails.

Im in, but not till late Oct for $$$$ reasons. I emailed TPIS last week about something and heard from them in 2 days, so you should here something from them by at least Wed. Make it 3........

Same for me, late October/November is when I could maybe swing this. Once my car comes off the road that free's up alot of cash as you could imagine. But I am definatly in for this.

I'd be in for this too. October would be better for me also, since the current engine isn't coming out until car show season is over anyway, waiting a little bit doesn't hurt at all.

I'm a definite "maybe"...dependent on final pricing.

With my new Home ported plenum, and thirdgen.org GP AS&M runners paid for, I might as well seriously consider the good lower as well. I found another Corvette lower to go ahead and port, but I'll be ahead of the game going this route.....

Good stuff.

Thanks 3rdgenZ for starting the thread.

Obviously, I'll be in for the next G.P. so long as we can get a reasonable discount of coarse. It's just too bad FastToys doesn't sell a TPI base aswell, 'cause they were key players, in making our first G.P.happen to begin with. I would have liked to do start another G.P with them. Oh well, perhaps in the future on some other product they sell....

Anyways, seems mid-late October is what most of you would be compfortable with, so that works for me too I guess


One thing I was wondering though, everybody seems to want the TPIS base, (as do I) but what are your thoughts on the Lingenfelter base as a secondary option?

From what I understand, it's on the same level as the TPIS unit (damn well better be for an average sticker price of $499 )

I did find two places that were cheaper and I'm waiting to hear a response back from them to see if they are interested in getting together a G.P.

If it turns out we can't get a deal on TPIS, would any of you have a problem going with Lingenfelter?

Or, should we get a similar deal on both base's, which of the two would you most likely be interested in?

Just curious.....

late october or november would be good
that way i can mess with the 305
then i can put the big guns on the 350

Either is good for me.

i wouldnt mind the linginfelter base. but you just dont hear that much about it. and that makes me a little uneasy.

but if we dont get in on the TPIS base, well i guess we dont have much of a choice. but yea ill think about

no problem LT1, i figured you could use a break from keeping up with all of this.

Id be in for either base to match w/ the runners. I say go w/ who ever discounts us the best. I cant see the Linginfelter base being any worse, if not better than the others.

How about a GP for the scoggin dickey vortec tpi manifold. I'd be in for that for sure.

Vortec's need they're own heads to work, unless we all enlongated the 4 middle bolt holes on our bases. Doesn't make sense if you ask me.

I'd be in for either piece as I trust both brands. TPIS...Lingenfelter...it's all good

I would probably be inclined to choose whichever base had the lower price.

$Eric$

so would you be in if we just got the TPIS or Linginfelter bases?

hopfully ill here back from TPIS today.
if not ill just call.

I was hoping to use vortec heads since they are cheap and efficient.

I'll take the #10 position on the interest list. I'm sure not running a stock lower under the big runners...

I'm in for the TPIS intake. Just let me know or PM me.

has anyone heard anything from tpis yet?

still no word yet from TPIS. iam getting worried.

I sent them an email just about 3 weeks ago and haven't heard back from them either. For a few days there, the TPIS website was down so I just figured that was the reason for the long delay in getting a reply but they've been back up and running for a while now and still no response from them.

As far as the other 2 places I've emailed about the Lingenfelter base, I've yet to hear back from them too. Then again, I just emailed them earlier in the week so maybe by tomorrow, I'll get a response.

As for TPIS, hey, if they don't want to respond to our emails, it's their loss. We can always take our business (and money) elsewhere.....

iam thinking that TPIS might be out, because i just tried to call them, and it said the number was not in service.

hey LT1, you heard anything yet?

Haven't heard anything from them in 3 weeks. Either they're out of business (not likely since there's no mention of it on their website) or they simply are not interested in offering us any kind of group discount.

Whichever is the case, if neither of us hears back from them by next Friday at the latest, I think it's pretty safe to assume it's not going to happen with them.

I'm still waiting for the 2 places I email about the Lingenfelter base. Same goes for these guy's. If we don't get a response by atleast the end of next week, it's probably not going to happen.

Oh well. Can't say we didn't try. I'l just buy the Lingenfelter base on my own. Found a place that sells it for $386 which is $100+ cheaper than everywhere else.

It's almost the same as getting a G.P. price.

I emailed TPIS the day after thier website was back up about one of their products. I heard back from them in 2 days. Cant see why this is taking so long. Maybe their just not interested. Not good business in my opinion.

Hey LT1 if this falls through, where is it you found that price? No sense in not getting the base now that Im getting the runners. Especially now that Im pumped up for the base.

Doesn't Jeg's offer them for $385 or so?
JEGS High Performance - Accel Hi-Flow TPI Intake Components

Looks like Jegs has the best line. I can wait a bit to see if TPIS comes back to life. Heck, I still have the 383 to assemble, the rear to build, the 700R4/Vig to put together, the body/paint, the.... never mind

Jegs has:
Accel Super Ram-$386.99

Summit has:
Edelbrock High-Flo-$385.95

TPIS has:
Big Mouth Manifold-$425.00

I just like the sound of "Big Mouth",

But I'll take whichever we can get. They all work the same don't think? Are they anything like the runners, certain ones have this and only that etc ?

Lets not give up quite yet guys. Let's wait to see if we hear from any of the companies first. This GP is still very possible

well i may be out of this one
broke foot last nite
out off work for a week

I talked to someone at TPiS today. He said that typically they did not do group buys, but he was not the person to ask or who would ultimatley make that decision. However he said depending on the circumstances there is a possibility they might do something like this. Chris is the person to contact at TPiS to make that decision, and he is out today, so maybe next week someone with a little more free time than what I usually have could check this out a little further.

Howd you break your foot? How youll be ok.

Id love to contact TPiS but being in Iraq doesnt seem to make it possible. Maybe if we tell them that we purchased their runners they will make an exception on giving us a GP. Worth a shot anyway.

WELL
talking
turning
steps
you get the idea

I'm out of this one guys. I picked up a brand new Edelbrock High Flow base off of Ebay for $275. Couldn't turn that down...

Good Luck with this one and thanks again for the AS&M Runner GP.

what number did you call. i tried to call the number that was on the website and it said that is was not in service.

hey guys, remember the GP wont take place for another month to a month1/2. so you might still have time to save money.
it would be nice if we could call them up and say we have X amount of people willing to buy there product right now!(when that time comes)

the number i called was 952-448-6021.

Jeg's was one of the two places I found the Accel/Lingenfelter base for under $400.

Jeggs sells the base for $386.
JEGS High Performance - Accel Hi-Flow TPI Intake Components

The other place I found is Mid America Motorworks. They sell it for $399.

1985-91 ACCEL High Flow Intake Manifold Base - Corvette Parts & Accessories by Mid America Motorworks, 800-500-1500

I emailed Mid America and am waiting for their response (if any)


The thing I don't understand is why these two places sell the Lingenfelter base for OVER $100 LESS than everyone else.

For example, Lingenfelter themselves, sell the base for $499. Year one also for $499 and just about every other place that carries the Lingenfelter base, all sell them for $499.

How can they justify that price when Jeg's and Mid America are selling the same part, for over $100 less

Doesn't make sense.....


I'll wait until next Friday. If TPIS doesn't give us a yes or no answer, and I don't hear back from Mid America, I'll just buy the Lingenfelter from Jegs and get it over with.

It doesnt make sense why it would be that much cheaper. I could see if it was 15-20 bucks cheaper but not 100. Is it the same exact part? Could be some difference. Either way we go Im in for the base.

It doesn't make sense to me either but Accel/Lingenfelter only make one intake base. Only one part. Only one part number. That's it. So the base is the same where ever you buy it from cause they only have one version of it.

Well I guess $100 is $100. Its not a bad price for it at all.

Found this while surfing. The pic doesnt reflect our intake, but say it fits TPI F & 8 VIN. Maybe worth looking into for that price.

1987 Chevy Camaro Accel Intake Manifold

That's for carburated or TBI cars, not our TPI's.

Thats what I thought but it say F & 8. Those are TPI VIN #s.

Probably just meant that the intake fits those engines. If someone out there wants to convert to a carb setup, they won't need to change other parts as that intake bolts straight up. Many companies use that way of explaination with our cars.

well i just talked to Chris from TPIS and he said NO

but anywho, i guess we'll have to look at the other options
i e-mailed Fasttoys to see if posiably they could help us out.
but iam doubting that too.


hey LT1, any word yet from your guys.

I figured as much

Did this loser give you a reason as to why he didn't want to make money? 'Cause I'm sure TPIS doesn't sell a heck of a lot of their intake base's now a days since the market for third gen's isn't what it used to be.

Think about how much profit they'd have made by selling roughly 20 intake base's in one day at, say, $360 a pop? That's a lot of money they missed out on.

This would have been a great way for his company to not only make a good profit, but, at the same time, improve their customer relations.

What a twit.

I guess if they can't charge FULL price, they'd rather not sell any at all.

Can't say I'm surprised though. Most companies will email you a response back within a week tops. These guy's couldn't care less.

I'm still waiting for a response back from the two places I wrote to.


Looks like nothing's going to happens on this one guys.

Unless someone want to email Lingenfelter and ask them to match (and beat) the cost of the Accel/Lingenfelter being sold at Jeggs for $386. Lingenfelter sells the same thing for $499. Go figure.

The other option is to email Jegs and see if they can reduce the price further but I doubt that will happen.

What do you guy's think?

I think, at this point, I'm lucky to have scored the brand new Edelbrock for 275....

yeah this news really sucks. I had planned on buying some other stuff from tpis but I think i will opt for some other brands now. I agree, i doubt that they sell many of these things anymore,especially for the price. what a bunch of a$$es.

the guy said that 'they didnt get into that kind of thing.'
iam like you LT1 why not make some money and get your name out by helping us.
iam sorry guys but i must say it doesnt look good for this GP