I have read many times that a MiniRam intake will loose a noticable amount of torque at lower rpm's, and then there are replies of how very little if any you will loose. Today I drove a MiniRam, AFR 190 headed, ZZ9 cammed 355 ci car and can say first hand that there is PLENTY OF TORQUE down low. Granted, the car has a T-56 transmission and a 4:11 gear in the back, but it is an F-body, and it flat rips! I have a TPI with long tube runners, Sportsman 11 heads, LT-4 Hot Cam, T-5 and 3:70 gears, I think the MiniRam feels much better all around! I will be saving for one, that is for sure.... Put me under the list of names that says the torque loss is B.S. !! If the car had any more torque, I would have never got traction, even after burning them off into 4th gear and finally hooking up HAHAHA!
I think the intake kicks @$$ !!!

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1991 Camaro RS/Z28,polished TPI, 355ci. Sportsman 11 heads, LT-4 Hot cam,Pete Jackson gear drive, on,and on, and on... 13.4 @ 105.98 with a 2:77 rear, no traction, no tuning, no practice. Car is pictured in Chevy High Performance magazine, June 2000 issue.
http://www.geocities.com/jasonsz28us/INDEX.htm


1997 GMC Yukon, 4 wheel drive, leather, loaded, Gibson exhaust, K&N intake, Boston pro series speakers..... That's it so far.

1969 Camaro,12 point cage, total project right now, I am planning an LS1 - T56 - and a Vette independent rear. Pro Touring crowd, look out! 8^)

 

If you put a mini-ram on your setup it would loose some low-end,but gain top end...

If you put your TPI setup on that other setup you mentioned it would loose topend and gain low end.

There is always a trade-off.

That mini-ram set up you mentioned looked pretty balanced....its when people stick one on a stock set up that things don't work as they had planned...the whole setup needs to be balanced

 

the '91 L98 gave up 25TQ to the '92 LT1 in the vette but gained 55HP. 245 to 300HP from '91 to '92 and 245TQ to 230TQ from '91 to '92.

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-Tas
'89 Formula WS-6

305, TBI, auto, 14x3 chrome flat based open element with K&N, Milodon 160* thermo, functional Formula hood, cross-flow Flowmaster, '99z28 rear pipes and tips....

To be installed eventually far far far into the future: Yours if the price is right and I don't have to ship :
Hooker 1-5/8" 50 state legal headers, Dynomax 3" I pipe (PN 44063 and 43248), Catco 3" cat, and injector spacer.

Super GRK_Taz World
F-Body Dual Exaust
EFI & Intake Options
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Jason-cool idea-but as I see you also live in the not so great state of PIA smog checks......the mini-ram has no provision for the egr and won't pass! If you have a way around the smog check-and I won't ask-then if you're not already burning your own chips then its time to start! Check out the diy-prom section for tuning tips; a lot of folk have already gone tuning the miniram over there.

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86 406

 

According to TPIs in sweden there is an EGR kit for the minram mamifold, call TPIS and check.

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GTA -89:383, 4-bolt,Free flow muffler,dual 3" HF cats, Edelbrock headers, Canfield heads, 1.52 RR 7/16, ZZ-9 cam, Big Mouth, AS&M LTR, !plenum, 52 TB, MSD 6AL, TPIS level V prom, Superior shift-kit and all the minor mods,looking for a SR ...
http://www.itv.se/tacs/members_cars/m279/m279.html (Swedish Trans Am Club)

 

I talked to them about 6mos.-at that time there was nothing and they had no plan to offer any provisions for the egr.....unless they changed their minds recently.



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86 406

 

I talked to TPIs here insweden last week and he offerd me a EGR kit if I would go for miniram but I think I will go for SR instead. Maybe the kit is only avalible in sweden, who knows.....

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GTA -89:383, 4-bolt,Free flow muffler,dual 3" HF cats, Edelbrock headers, Canfield heads, 1.52 RR 7/16, ZZ-9 cam, Big Mouth, AS&M LTR, !plenum, 52 TB, MSD 6AL, TPIS level V prom, Superior shift-kit and all the minor mods,looking for a SR ...
http://www.itv.se/tacs/members_cars/m279/m279.html (Swedish Trans Am Club)

 

MR's do take TQ, but make better higher RPM HP, thats what its designed for. TPI, like the SR kinda, is designed for better lower RPM TQ and good HP.

If u want a good comparison of both setups on the same modded engine, go here https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/...ML/000986.html

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89 RS

STILL Looking For:
An 87 IROC-Z28 350 TPI


[This message has been edited by IROCZTWENTYGR8 (edited August 22, 2001).]