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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 09:29 PM
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Car: '82 formula clone, 95 saab 900se
Engine: 350 vortec'd tbi, 2.0L turbo
Transmission: 700r4, 5 spd
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt 2.77 open
custom intake for '89 tpi

i'm going to be putting the system on my car hopefully before the spring and i need to make a new intake up to the tb, but i don't know how i should route it or where to get fittings and or pipe to make one. so what have you guys done for your cars?
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 09:40 PM
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Car: 86 TA, 91 B4C
Engine: 5.3, 4.8
Transmission: 4L80 4000, T56
Axle/Gears: 4.30 M12, 23.42 10 bolt
Carburated sorry, I have seen some interesting sheet metal work though, if i find some pics of it i will let you know.
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Old Dec 31, 2006 | 11:31 PM
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Car: '82 formula clone, 95 saab 900se
Engine: 350 vortec'd tbi, 2.0L turbo
Transmission: 700r4, 5 spd
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt 2.77 open
anybody have any pics of their intake setups?
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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 09:16 AM
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Car: 89 jaguar xjs convertable
Engine: 89 L98 5.7 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.23 dana 44
Unfortunately this L98 in in my Jag so my custom air intake won't help you much. Do a search there is alot of custom set-ups in here.
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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 01:39 PM
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Car: 1990 Pontiac Trans Am
Engine: 355 TPI siamesed runners
Transmission: Tremec T56
Axle/Gears: 12-Bolt 3.73
Here is what my dad Dyno Don did on his '90 Trans Am:
Its a custom 4" exhaust pipe he then had ceramic coated at a header place.
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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 05:01 PM
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Car: '82 formula clone, 95 saab 900se
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i did a search but nothing relevant shows up
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Old Jan 2, 2007 | 12:39 AM
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From: Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
Car: 92 trans am/ 93 dodge spirit V6
Engine: L98 V8 - 350
Transmission: TH-700-R4
Axle/Gears: 3.23
i did a setup the exact same as Kevin91Z. i just took it to a local exhuast shop, got them to bend up some exhaust piping just like his, and then i cromed it. looks great. i only went half as far as Kevin91Z did thought. did not drill it through the metal there
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Kevin91Z, what size did you go with?

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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 12:29 AM
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Kevin91Z, what size did you go with?
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Its a custom 4" exhaust pipe he then had ceramic coated at a header place.
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 09:45 AM
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Car: 89 jaguar xjs convertable
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I'm sorry what size did you say?
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