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Old Mar 10, 2004 | 02:11 PM
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T-ram owners! need help.

I'am a new proud owner of the T-ram but it's missing original "sidetanks" or plenums (or what you call them..). It now has homemade tanks but they are not correctly sized..

I can easily fabricate them on my own, but need the original dimensions! So please, if you can measure and post them here it would be a great help!

The T is going to a '88 355GTA, with AFR195, hot cam, edelbrock TES and Haltech ECM + other goodies. I'm expecting some great numbers out of that combination! (boom, there goes the T-5)
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Old Mar 13, 2004 | 05:32 AM
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Car: 1989 GTA Nighthawk
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Axle/Gears: 9 bolt 3.23
I suggest you contact SLP.
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Old Mar 13, 2004 | 07:57 AM
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I might do a search for you later, but now I don't have time.
However, maybe it was SLP-GTA, or some variation of username that posted an AutoCAD looking drawing on this board a while back of the T-Ram. You should be able to use that to help you come up with something close.

Edit: GUess this is what I was thinking of...

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...highlight=Tram

Edit 2: Actually, it was this post... by 92GTA. But I can no longer see the pictures. Just the red x in a box. Maybe he can help you out.

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...highlight=Tram

Last edited by smithtc; Mar 13, 2004 at 08:15 AM.
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Old Mar 13, 2004 | 08:23 AM
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Flfinn,
Where you manage to get a T-Ram?
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Old Mar 13, 2004 | 11:27 AM
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you need to contact slp and talk to KEVIN WOODRUFF he is the man that designed the t-ram.....
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Old Mar 13, 2004 | 11:43 AM
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Originally posted by 89 Iroc Z
Flfinn,
Where you manage to get a T-Ram?
I belive it is the only one in Finland and the previous owner was willing to sell it. No many understood how rare it is so I almost had to buy it.. At first I was planing for LT1 conversation but just came across with this one. Lucky me:lala:

Maybe I'll try to contact the SLP guy, hope he's willing to help.
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Old Mar 13, 2004 | 10:37 PM
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Originally posted by gen3z
you need to contact slp and talk to KEVIN WOODRUFF he is the man that designed the t-ram.....
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 08:09 AM
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Transmission: WC t-5...... probobly go boom soon.
What exactly IS a t-ram??? iv'e never heard of it, anyone got any pics? or let us know whats better about the t-ram?
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 09:31 AM
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t-ram pics

here's some pics:


http://www.f-bodyfinland.com/jake/kuvat/t-ram/t-ram1
http://www.f-bodyfinland.com/jake/kuvat/t-ram/t-ram2
http://www.f-bodyfinland.com/jake/kuvat/t-ram/t-ram3
http://www.f-bodyfinland.com/jake/kuvat/t-ram/t-ram4
http://www.f-bodyfinland.com/jake/kuvat/t-ram/t-ram5

http://www.f-bodyfinland.com/jake/kuvat/t-ram/t-ram6
http://www.f-bodyfinland.com/jake/kuvat/t-ram/t-ram7
http://www.f-bodyfinland.com/jake/kuvat/t-ram/t-ram8
http://www.f-bodyfinland.com/jake/kuvat/t-ram/t-ram9

http://www.f-bodyfinland.com/jake/kuvat/t-ram/t-ram10
http://www.f-bodyfinland.com/jake/kuvat/t-ram/t-ram11

As you can see the sidetanks are way too small compared to the originals.

I can't tell (yet) how well it's going to perform. But when I get it packed together i'll have to tune the ecm on a dyno - we'll see! I belive the flow characters are quite similar to superram.
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 08:22 PM
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Engine: L98 w/ Stealthram
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 9 bolt 3.27
Several years ago, (about 8 years I believe) Summit was selling the T-Ram kits. I considered buying one, but never had the cash.
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Old Mar 20, 2004 | 04:00 AM
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Car: GTA '88
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Here is parto of the reply what mr. Woodruff replied to me:

"If I had one here I would be more then glad to help by we don't. Thanks to the folks who pointed you here
best of luck and when set-up with a cam, slight head work and some bolt-on goodies it's a great all around package.
Best of luck.
Sincerely,
Kevin Woodruff @ SLP Performance Parts
Tech/Sales Manager
p.s. Keep in mind SLP had two different size side tanks one for Corvette and one F-Car, one is wider then the other."



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so if anyone who have T-Ram sees this post could go out and measure the side-tanks and post the measurements here or jarkko.lehto@f-bodyfinland.com

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