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Old Feb 5, 2002 | 02:54 AM
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I'd like to thank everyone that has helped me with my TPI Swap...

A special thanks to John Millican and Bernard Tripp and everyone else that has helped me undertake and complete my Swap.
After 8 long months, I've finally gotten the swap finished.
If it wasn't for the these two guys and a bunch of others on this site and sethirdgen.org, I don't think I would be done yet, or the swap would have been a failure.

John even had the patience to talk to me a few times on the phone for over an hour each time answering my questions and giving me tips on working with the TPI system and getting the car running.

You guys are the best, without you all, I'd be lost.
Thanks for all the answers to all of my questions.
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Old Feb 5, 2002 | 03:16 AM
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Thats cool dude.
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Old Feb 8, 2002 | 05:29 AM
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Holy cow man, it moves now? :rockon:
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Old Feb 8, 2002 | 06:47 AM
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Your welcome. Congrats.
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Old Feb 8, 2002 | 06:55 AM
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hey zepher, how do you like the TPI? i was considering converting from my cc carb to that but now i dunno, my car moves really nice and i dunno if the TPI will kill me.
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Old Feb 8, 2002 | 12:50 PM
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Well, it runs good when it's warm and when it's cold outside.
My carb setup would run good when it's warm and crappy when it was cold or vice versa. I was always under the hood adjusting the carb.

I make power with my setup from 2K to 5K. I can actually feel the power kick in at around 2K. It pulls to 5K, but I don't really want to bring it past that, don't want to blow it up yet.
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Old Feb 8, 2002 | 01:04 PM
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Go get us some track times man
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Old Feb 8, 2002 | 01:11 PM
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hmm i dont really drive mine in the winter, but if it's cold out like 40 degrees, it'll start and run rough till it warms up but then it's fine, but i dont have no emissions or heat stove hooked up neither which is why it's ruff, but i never have any problems
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Old Feb 8, 2002 | 01:50 PM
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You got a 305 in there? It sounds like a Modded 383!!
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Old Feb 8, 2002 | 04:09 PM
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You got a 305 in there? It sounds like a Modded 383!!
If you are referring to my car, yes it's still a 305.
It used to be the LG4, the lowest rated V8 ever put into a 3rd gen, probably the lowest rated in any gen.
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Old Feb 9, 2002 | 04:16 PM
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Did you port the plenum or anything >???

That thing sounds mean as hell for a 305.... [img]w.thirdgen.org/techbb2/images/smilies/added/hail.gif[/img]

I want to do cam/headers on my IROC next- can't wait
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Old Feb 9, 2002 | 04:38 PM
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Nope, the plenum and runners are stock, haven't touched them yet. I have an extra plenum that I am going to port in a couple of weeks.
Only thing done up top was boring out the TB to 52mm.
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