How hard is it to install a miniram on a L-98? How much of a HP gain would i see?(i have full exhaust...stock heads cam,etc. i have a stage 2 chip in there now....should that be compatible? are there any things i need to look out for when installing this piece? thanks guys!

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89 GTA
Originating memeber of the SJNEP crew
Rice....it's whats for dinner
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Wouldnt be worth it, You would probably loose power with a stock setup.

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87z 383,afr 190's, crane hyd roller(224/230-.509/.528,112 sep),Ported and polished mini ram, 30lb inj, 3.42 gears, strange 12 bolt, tremec 5spd, , 1,3/4" slp headers.

 

No, you're not going to lose power. You might lose some in the lower rpms but you will more than make up for it in the high rpm range. You definitely will not see the full potential of the miniram with the stock heads and cam but you will see a gain. If you increase airflow, you increase power. It's the stock TPI intake that makes these motors fall on their face at 4500 rpms. the stock heads and cam are still good for at least 5000 rpm probably closer to 5500. So yes you will see a gain. The only thing I would recommend is a custom chip to make everything run smoothly.

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1991 Z28 - 350 TPI, T56, Centerforce Dual Friction clutch, ported plenum & runners, AFPR, Holley Annihilator ignition box and wires, Hooker shorty headers w/o AIR, no cats, Flowmaster muffler, homeade ram-air, SSM subframe connectors, Steve Spohn adjustable torque arm and T56 crossmember

 

TPIS claims 95 HP on a bone stock 85 Vette L98 with just the Mini-Ram! Im looking in my insider hints book and at 5250 RPM you gain 95.4 hp. Torque suffers only 22.2 ftlbs at 2750. But hay they only made and designed the thing so what would they know.

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Convertible, L98, Edelbrock intake, runners & TES, SLP cam, Thin Head gaskets, March underdrive pulleys, Fastchips custom chip, Accel 300+ ignition, Relocated MAT sensor, TPIS airfoil & AFPR, K&N airfilters W/ chopped airboxs, Dynomax high flo cat, Flowmaster exhaust, MAC subframe connectors, B&M shift kit & XMSN cooler and NOS!!

 

i know the stock heads and cam will hurt me....i plan on getting a set of vortec heads and a cam this spring

 

NOT VORTEC

they will not work with the mini-ram. I'f you're gonna do that just fast-burn's and a Ramjet intake. The vortec heads have different shaped runners and will not bolt up to a conventional intake manifold.

I'm the GMPP guy at Buz Post pontiac/GMC in Arlington, texas. I know what i'm talking about.

 

yeah CY...i forgot about that......i don't know what i'm doing now.....who knows.....i forgot about the runner design....oh well...we'll see what i do

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89 GTA
Originating memeber of the SJNEP crew
Rice....it's whats for dinner
check out the car here:
http://www.hometown.aol.com/clarkemustgonow

Tony