alright i have done surgery on my 89RS TBI 305 and transformed it into a 350 TPI....i had none of the intake parts frontward of the throttle body so i found a kit from SLP that seems to take care of everything.....the problem is the installation instructions blow a$$....has anyone used one of these? where did u mount your battery? its a MAF setup by the way.....anything will help....thanks guys

 

Should of made your own and saved like $120 bucks

 

 

Boy, I hate to pile on, but the stock Camaro TPI intake (available all over the place at cheap $$$$) is pretty good. I bought the SLP kit back in '89 because there wasn't really anything else out there and I was single and rich. Can you return it? As I understand it, you Camaro guys have to re-locate your battery to the trunk, which must be a PITA.

 

well im stuck with it now so i might as well use it...thanks for the replies but does anyone have any tips for actually installing the thing?

 

Yeah, I do.

When you install it, don't tighten the bolts to the inner fenderwell too tight. My cold air box cracked around the flange - no doubt from vibration. Let the box rest on the sheet metal where the battery tray was. You don't need an air-tight seal.

Do NOT over-tighten the duct to the lid. It will crack eventually, however. It's only plastic.

Also - I ditched the K&N and went back to a paper filter. I didn't like the idea of oil building up inside the ductwork.

You do have one thing going for you I didn't - the lifetime warranty. I got a 90 day one when I bought mine.

Hope this helps.

 

You are gonna have to relocate the battery to the trunk

 

have fun mounting the box. it was a bitch on my car. its scratched all to hell now because of that.

speaking of this intake, where can one get a stock bellows (the piece that goes between the intake tube and the tb)? ive never seen a TPI car (let alone a tpi firebird) at a pick and pull here to nab it off of.

 

battery is best in trunk or on drivers side, charcoal canister also gets relocated to drivers side..

 

Is it this one,


or is it the one that is half of the dual? the one above is only for Speed Density cars as there is no space for the MAF unless you cut the box. I had that on my 86 Trans Am a few years back.

 

its the half one....can i put the battery on the driver side? the charcoal canister is already on that side

 

sure, you can put the battery on the other side. just get some longer battery cables and you are good to go.

 

I bought one for my 87 Trans Am....I love it! And it was pretty easy to install. My battery was already on the drivers side. My charcoal canister, well that thing hit the trash can REAL QUICK!
I agree with what the one guy said dont over tighten the bolts to the inner fender wall. I think it looks really nice when its all in. It was a great added touch to my car!

 

thanks for all the help guys....i appreciate it.....just one more thing....will the battery and the charcoal canister fit on the same side?

 

Any reason why your keeping it? I threw mine away. It told me to re-run mine and put it next to the battery. So there should be room. But unless your having emmissions testing....pitch it.

 

yea thats the first thing i have to do when i get it running is get it tested so i have to keep it totally emissions legal until i pass the test....what is the purpose of the thing anyway?

 

yea thats the first thing i have to do when i get it running is get it tested so i have to keep it totally emissions legal until i pass the test....what is the purpose of the thing anyway?

 

I bought one for my 89 Formula 350 back in 95 and loved it!!! PITA to install due to the ****ty directions though.
I think Don 88 put one on a 88 305 TPI but I can't remember.