Has anyone ever heard of this intake before??

Any details on it??

 

yes... they only came in SLP firehawks... they no longer make them due to the molds for them being destoyed years ago by fire.. so the story goes..

 

Did they make good power? With that plenum, it looks like a Torque type engine.

 

They were on the firehawks... you have heard of the firehawks right?

 

do you want to sell it

 

Im sure they can be made out of some extra alum. and a stock TPI plenum with some EXTREME machining

 

No, no they couldn't, not even close.

It certainly is a funky intake, I know a certain member that lurks on this board that has two of them sitting on a shelf....so they CAN be found if you know where to look.

 

Last complete set up I saw on e-bay sold for $2200.

 

Hey That cars on EBAY right now i think??

 

I remember it was similar with the Superram as far as tq/hp, using the same tuning principles and such...just more expensive.

As if the Superram wasn't expensive enough...

 

Man, I remember several years ago, Summit Racing was selling them. They were alot cheaper than $2200.00, IIRC. I guess they had the last batch, and now they are all gone.

 

man that would be a sweet extremly rare intake to own...beats tpi, hsr, superram, miniram, and the lt1!!!

 

anyone have one for sale? arlockstedt@comcast.net

 

I got to see one when I lived in SC.
One of the guys from GMMOC had a black 'Bird with one.

VERY slick looking.

I bet a T-Ram would look nice if it was powdercoated black or red.

 

I tried to buy a new one back in 99 or 2000. Slp told me the story about the molds being lost in a fire. The guy was proud of the manifold and explained to me why it was THE best tpi manifold in the history of the auto. I told him to recast it from the origional prints. If it truly worked that well, it would surely sell. He got quiet. I would like to know how well it works. I always liked the looks and the decent runner length, combined with large plenum volume. Unfortunately, I have only seen them on show cars. Never run at the track. Maybe someone who has one will chime in.

 

If it had been legal in the state of California I would have owned one. I was in the market when they were available.

 

is that super charger in the front dside ? damn this thing a pile of wierdness, cool , just not typical by any means.

 

Check out this firehawk. I think the guy doesnt know what he is talking about. SLP put 383 in the cars stock.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ponti...spagenameZWDVW

 

Someone correct me if I am wrong, but didnt the 92 model year only produce 19 Firehawks. Also, why does the E-Bay car have an LT1 intake on it, and, it is stated in the ad, that "this car has a special alloy T-ram intake"? Am I missing somthing?

 

Yeah, and don't forget the 383 part.

 

It looks more like a Miniram, you can barely see the upper radiator hose and the weird thermostat housing.

Also I thought Firehawks had Dana 44s, not Dana 60s as he states.

I love ebay.

 

Yep, It appears to be a "homemade" Firehawk! He can say that it was "special ordered" that way...

 

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Yea, Pete, I read alot of info on them, and, never saw one with a 383. He will say that he wanted his that way...92 was the low production year for the birds. I think my car is one of like 1600 and somthing, not sure of the exact number though, but Formulas were low also. And there was 19 Firehawks.

 

According to the Tech Data on TGO, there was 17 Firehawks. How in the heck can he have #26, of 27 total???

 

The last 6 were the 383 versions and the last 2 were the ultra rare titanium block 454's

 

You is a FUNNY, FUNNY, man!!

 

yea i cant believe someone is actually bidding on that.....its a miniram intake defenitly.

 

Yup, unmistakably a Miniram. Looks just like mine.

Which is of course, NOT California legal. I'm not noticing a license plate on the front, such as would be there if ... it had license plates.

Looks like alot of BS in that ad. The usual hyper-aggressive ebay ad copy writing. Just enough truth to pass most people's smell test, but lots of liberties with the details.

 

I emailed him and he emailed me back saying that he never stated the car has a 383 or a t-ram. I then read the add and he is just talking about the firehawk in it not about the car for sale.

 

If thats the case, that is one heck of a misleading add then. Especially for the money asked. I just dont see it.

 

FYI I saw SLP's green Firehawk at SLP day and it had the aluminum block 383 motor with the T-ram intake.Slp was selling it for $18,000 at the time this was 3-4 years ago.

 

there were 25, 1992 firehawks produced, was supposed to be 27 but #'s 18 and 23 weren't made, and they all came with the 5.7 not a 383. truly awesome cars though! especially the power numbers and the gas mileage!

check this out
http://www.geocities.com/ramairta2002/92fhawk.htm

 

I guess thats how. Thanks for getting me straight!

 

no problem eventhough its almost the same as a unicorn, "never seen, only heard, and don't even know if that is true!" I'd really love to see one in person, my girlfriends uncle had one but got drunk and wrecked it, ive seen all the papers he kept on it......so i know its true he had one, but what sickens me is that he just shrugs his shoulders and says, "Oh well, I'll just get into my new porsche now!"

 

I actually took a 94 Firehawk for a test ride. Then when they said it was $500.00 a month, I passed. Then my brother, who was with me, said "check out this Formula". And thats when I bought my 92 formula, with less that 10,000 miles on it. It originally was a 305, but, that was many moons ago, ( and engines).

 

looks goooooooooooood!

 

[ Unfortunately, I have only seen them on show cars. Never run at the track. Maybe someone who has one will chime in. [/B][/QUOTE]

Chime... I have a mild setup under a T-Ram, ran a 13.20 @104.xx with less than ideal coditions. Only had fifty miles on it before it went on the dyno, put down 298 rwhp and 35? rwtq.

 

Is thread about firehawks or the t-ram? Lets get on track or put it to death.

-- Joe

 

It is about the T-Ram, good night

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ponti...spagenameZWDVW

That is a real Firehawk. The original engine blew and the guy had SLP rebuild it with a little more UMPH. The original 366 Aluminum SBC was replaced with a 383 Aluminum SBC, ported heads, and a mini-ram intake. This is an authentic Firehawk, and SLP did all of the work on it.

You used to find the information on www.transamgta.com, however Alex took the sight down so its no longer available.

The T-ram is nice, but there are intakes out there that do just as well currently. The First Injection TPI setup (originally aeromotive) makes just as much power and looks like a TPI on steroids. You can find the info on the boards.

I also bet that you could make a car JUST as fast with the HSR, or a well done AS&M SS/Big Mouth base setup for cheaper. The T-Ram looks cool. Having seen one in person several times (member of the boards near me had #002 I think) Its not all that impressive. Aside from its rarity, you could build a car to destroy a Firehawk for less than you could buy an original for.

They are very cool cars and intakes, technology hasn't stopped moving forwards though. There are cheaper solutions with just as much potential.

 

I agree; the T-Ram is nice for it's rarity factor but it's not worth all the hoop-la. I can't believe some people would pay the outrageous amounts of money for them when they pop up on ebay. They could buy a Hogan's for the money they spend.

 

They were only around $700 something when new.

Think I kept an ancient Summit mag just for the T-Ram add.

I've seen it posted here before too.

later
Jeremy

 

IIRC, the price went up as you added the fuel rails, thermostat housing, etc, as they were not included.

 

I saw a REAL one of these green 1992 FIREHAWK back in Va. Beach in 1994/5. The owner's name was Lou, and he sold a 1971 Pontiac RAM-AIR T/A and some other things for this particular Green Firehawk. IIRC, he paid $35,000 for his Firehawk. It was a nice car, but I thought $35K was too much. His was authentic SLP version the 350/ZF-6, and DANA 44 rearend. I would assume he still has it, but who knows.

 

Not sure if he still has it, but Bruce Hawkins of Hawks Thirdgen used to have a green 92 Firehawk...maybe this is the same car, since I thought they only made one in green? His is all original, with the T-Ram, and in near perfect condition. I rode in it once, and it felt good (better than an L98 at least).

 

Bruce Hawkins of Hawks has #24

 

yea bruce has a orignal T-ram sitting on a shelf in his shop... i was there, looked over and went holy shiznit... lol.

 

Yes the HAWK I just sold is car #002.....

And OF COURSE anything can be faster....this is technologly from 1991!!!!! This is 2005!!!! compare apples to apples.....this car was unstoppable if you go stock for stock with other american cars.....It even kept up with the ZR1......Car Craft called this car the "ZR1 Killer" because the performance was almost the same for HALF the cost of a ZR1!"

Thats right, Its not all that impressive



just look by the pics:



My listing

 

 

I've been floating around the boards for years, and there's always one question I ask about these cars time after time.....
..... Anyone have a dyno graph? I just want to see how and where peak powers occur with 390 ft/lbs and 350 HP. Also, anyone know greater specifics about the heads and cam - or would that be better served when asked in the historical section?