I found a deal on miniram I just cant pass up . I want to know how a miniram and 58 mm TB ( I have this already ) will work on a stock short block and heads ? I realize that is a severe mismatch , buy I cant afford heads and a cam till mid summer . Should I just not put the miniram on till I can get heads and a cam? I will be running a intercooled Vortech S-trim w/ 8psi also . The car has a 9" 2500 stall convertor and 373's . My other option is too leave the stock TPI stuff on with the blower till I can afford heads and cam . What should I do? I know the miniram is a pretty stout intake and I don't want to get into a big tuning mess trying to get it run right with the stock parts . TPIS claims a 90 horse gain by just putting the manifold on a stock motor ( per there catalog ) . Seems kinda far fetched to get that much just out of a intake swap , is it?
Any comments or suggestions would be killer , thanx guys
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Derek
90 Vortech Blown IROC-Z
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i say you wait till you can afford all the other things it might be a awhile but it will be worth it i mean you will get all the power added at once. also which manifold will add 90 hp the "big mouth " intake manifold or the what?

 

The miniram does NOT add 90hp to your peak hp, it added 90hp to their TEST engine at a given rpm before/after the miniram, They also used a completely stock TPI for comparasion to their MR on this modded test engine.
In other words their test engine was extreamly choked by the stock TPI. The MR free'd up 90hp on the top end.
Say the TPI test engine made 200hp at 6500rpm, when they put the MR on it made 290hp at 6500rpm.
It's called ADVERTISING, not lieing.

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86 Camaro Sport
383 Speed-O-Motive Crate Engine, Trick Flow Twisted Wedge G2's, 58mm Accel TB, 3.73 Auburn Pro, SLP Cold Air Induction and Headers, Dynomax Cat-back, Serpentine Belt Setup, Dual IROC Fans, Jamex springs, 16" IROC Rims, 36mm/24mm Sway Bars, Global West Steering Brace. Hotchkis Rear LCA's,Panhard Bar and SFC's.
My Camaro Project

[This message has been edited by John Millican (edited January 15, 2001).]

 

Yup , thats what I kinda figured John . I wasn't expecting anywhere near 90 hp ...especially with stock heads and cam .

 

sorry no post

[This message has been edited by BadSS (edited January 16, 2001).]

 

Learn how to burn chips, or get some sort of dfi system with a wide band o2 first. Get used to tuning and then put on your miniram. I went the oposite way and am kicking myself in the *** . Its much easier to learn how to tune a mild motor than a highly modded one.

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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.