Hey, whats up?
I had a post up before & no one answered???
My question is who makes the best performing tpi intake manifold for a mostly street driven car, that is capable of low 12s at the track?Any info on the TPIS Mini ram VS. the Super ram from ACCEl?
thanx
njdaewoo

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406 sb
dart 200 heads(out the box)
144 B&M blower
373 gears
Edl headers
3in cat back Flowmaster exh.
270 comp cams
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Well, you will find a lot of people who swear by one or another, but in reality either one will work great.

The main difference will be at what RPM the powerband is located. The Mini-Ram will be at a higher point than the Superram.

Personally, I think I'm going to go with the SR myself, just because I don't want to put an LT1 style intake manifold in a 3rd Gen.

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Black 88 GTA L98
261 RWHP, 345 RWTQ
ZZ4 bottom end, Edelbrock 6085 heads, LT4 HOT cam, GMPP 1.6 RR's, ported stock TPI, SLP 1 3/4" headers, no cat, Dynomax cat-back, Stock PROM
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I would only go with a Mini-Ram if you have a 350 or larger motor. Yes, the Mini-Ram flows the best and is the easiest to install, but its only the best for certin motors. You can just buy a big mouth bastplate, LT runners, 52mm TB, and port your plenum and have a high flow set up with out a mini-ram or a super-ram.

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1987 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z
L98 TPI 350 (5.7L)
TH 700R-4 Transmission
Borg Warner 7.75" 9 Bolt Rear End

Current Mods: LT4 Hot Cam, Comp Cams 1.52:1 Roller Rocker Arms, Edelbrock TES 1 5/8" Headers, Hooker 3" Aerochamber Cat-Back System, Performance Resource Chip, Accel Ignition Coil, Cap, Rotor, 8.8mm Wires, K&N Filters, JET TPI Air Foil, All Free Mods, Falken ZIEX Z-Rated Tires.

Best ET (w/o LT4 cam): 14.32 @ 97.7mph
(corrected for elevation)

7.5" 10 Bolt with 3.42s soon to come!

 

Okay,U said a certain type of motor works well with the mini ram set up. what type is that? With the super ram set up there seems to be more power than the mini ram all over the board except for the very top end. Now the thing that I dont understand is, why do most people favor the Mini ram setup???

 

To a point, its like this:

Auto-Superram
Manual-Miniram

The cam you are running also has some bearing on that, the miniram will tolerate and runs better with a larger cam than the superram.

I'd choose the miniram because its simple and makes good power. Everyone I know that has a superram hates working on it, but the miniram is one piece, easy to deal with.
If you need to retain emissions compliance, then you have no choice. The miniram has no EGR.

 

If I were to use the mini ram without the egr connected wouldn't the computer's check engine light come on & the car would go into a limp mode right?? What makes the super ram so hard to work on?