Dented TPI Runners
05-30-2003, 07:45 PM
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Dented TPI Runners
How is it that almost every TPI setup I see has some dents in the runners? What are people doing to cause this frequent mishap?
05-30-2003, 08:40 PM
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Car: '97 Z28
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Did you ever touch one or even look at it the wrong way? I can't figure out how people high polish them. They look ten times heavier than they really are.
05-30-2003, 09:23 PM
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Car: 71 Nova
Engine: Superramed 383, Topline heads
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 8.2 posi 3.08
I wonder if just the fact they get hot and bend would be it. After all they are fairly thin aluminum.
05-30-2003, 10:52 PM
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Car: '87 IROC-Z/'82 RX7
Engine: SBC 355/1.1L Rotary
Transmission: T56/5 Speed
Axle/Gears: 4.33/3.93
Dropping one, dropping a wrench on one... tightening the bolts and having the ratchet spin to hit it...etc etc
Like shaggy said, they are thin aluminum. How do you dent a soda can?
Like shaggy said, they are thin aluminum. How do you dent a soda can?
05-31-2003, 06:23 AM
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I've never seen a set of SLP runners or Accel runners in person. Are they cast aluminum, or are they just as prone to dents as the stock, TPIS, and Arizona Speed & Marine runners?
I used to own the Arizona Speed and Marine runners, but I was very careful when working around them.
I used to own the Arizona Speed and Marine runners, but I was very careful when working around them.
05-31-2003, 07:51 AM
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Only the stock f-body runners are very thin. Even the vette style runners like came on the late 92 cars are a little thicker and don't dent easily.
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05-31-2003, 10:55 AM
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Car: '89 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
Engine: L98
Transmission: TH-700R4
Axle/Gears: B&W 2.77 Posi
I was actually lucky enough to get my IROC with mint-condition runners. The reason mine got screwed up was because I thought they were seized on when I was trying to remove them, so I tried to "unseize" them with a rubber mallet. Turned out, I didn't see the one or two screws that you have to get from underneath the plenum. 
First day I ever worked on a TPI engine...
First day I ever worked on a TPI engine...
05-31-2003, 12:26 PM
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i dont think mine have any dents, but who cares they are stock ones anyway 
but your right S10Wildside searhcing ebay sometimes i also found out that the runners had like a dent or two, and this one set on a tpi setup had like 7 dents just on the one
but your right S10Wildside searhcing ebay sometimes i also found out that the runners had like a dent or two, and this one set on a tpi setup had like 7 dents just on the one
05-31-2003, 02:13 PM
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Car: 2006 Tacoma X-Runner
Engine: 4.0L DOHC V6
Transmission: 6-Speed Manual
Axle/Gears: 3:15 LSD
Mine are still mint. I bought my car from my neighbor who never touched anything. Everything was stock and in good condition. Car only had 60k original miles Doesn't matter, car ain't stock anymore
Doesn't matter, car ain't stock anymore 
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