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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 11:48 PM
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Is any one running a Large Tube Runner with Nitrous Port???
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 12:46 PM
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Re: Large Tube Runners

You might have better luck on the Power Adder forum...
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/power-adder/

Someone used to sell a set of large tube runners with the bosses for fogger nozzles already welded in. I've even seen a complete NOS kit on Ebay that supposedly came with the runners. They're out there, just not extremely common.
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 11:22 AM
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Re: Large Tube Runners

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You might have better luck on the Power Adder forum...
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/power-adder/

Someone used to sell a set of large tube runners with the bosses for fogger nozzles already welded in. I've even seen a complete NOS kit on Ebay that supposedly came with the runners. They're out there, just not extremely common.


Do we know who exactly used to sell these runners?
I haven't had much luck in the Power Adder Forum...
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 12:01 PM
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Re: Large Tube Runners

Did you do a search?

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/powe...rect-port.html
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 12:13 PM
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Re: Large Tube Runners

You might try Street and Performance too... They carry a ton of oddball EFI junk. If you can slog through their goofy PDF catalog you might find something, but you can bet it's overpriced.
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 12:43 PM
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Re: Large Tube Runners

Where are all the Nitrous TPI Setup's ???
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 01:01 PM
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Re: Large Tube Runners



In the past? Send some emails... Pick up your phone and make some calls... NOS, Arizona Speed & Marine, TPIS, Street & Performance, etc... Go get the scoop from the source.
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 12:00 AM
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Re: Large Tube Runners

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In the past? Send some emails... Pick up your phone and make some calls... NOS, Arizona Speed & Marine, TPIS, Street & Performance, etc... Go get the scoop from the source.
In the past?


Say it isn't so!
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 12:18 AM
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Re: Large Tube Runners

TPIS has some
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 09:55 AM
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Re: Large Tube Runners

Bump for the Direct Port LTR Setup...
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 01:52 PM
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Re: Large Tube Runners

Bump for F.I.R.S.T. injection
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 03:14 PM
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Re: Large Tube Runners

Originally Posted by patin88z
Bump for F.I.R.S.T. injection
The idea of a Direct Port Nitrous setup on a F.I.R.S.T. Injection System sounds really nice. Nicer than my Large Tube Runner Setup...

Anyone have one?
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 03:58 PM
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Re: Large Tube Runners

Originally Posted by SixSeriesCSi
The idea of a Direct Port Nitrous setup on a F.I.R.S.T. Injection System sounds really nice. Nicer than my Large Tube Runner Setup...

Anyone have one?
Does not exist.....
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Old May 13, 2012 | 11:04 PM
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Re: Large Tube Runners

Maybe I should change the title of this Thread....
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Old May 21, 2012 | 02:11 AM
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Re: Large Tube Runners

im sure you could run nitrous on a first tpi setup. but you would need to fabricate runners or go the easy route with a nitrous plate. an ls1 plate would probably fit the first throttle body. if not one would be very cheap and easy to make.
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Old May 21, 2012 | 07:14 PM
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Re: Large Tube Runners

You could get creative and have nozzle bungs welded into any set of runners. The photo in the swapper's guide looks like someone did just that with a set of LTRs from TPIS. Take a look at the things that 1989GTATransAm is doing. He's definitely not afraid to get creative.
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Old May 22, 2012 | 03:47 AM
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Re: Large Tube Runners

Do you believe that welding the runners would be more effective than a plate?
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Old May 22, 2012 | 07:35 AM
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Re: Large Tube Runners

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Do you believe that welding the runners would be more effective than a plate?
It would surely be more effective at distribution of nitrous and fuel, always a good thing to be sure of. But plate systems work well too and would be cheaper to do. Nitrous nozzles add up quickly 50-80 bucks a wet nozzle, 8 nozzles + all the lines and distribution blocks....
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Old May 22, 2012 | 10:25 AM
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Re: Large Tube Runners

I believe AS&M used to offer that setup
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 11:28 PM
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Re: Large Tube Runners

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I believe AS&M used to offer that setup
Yeah they sure did, That's the one I have!!!

Someone else should do a Direct Port Nitrous Setup!!!
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 01:41 AM
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Re: Large Tube Runners

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/powe...selection.html
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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 11:21 PM
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Re: Large Tube Runners

Direct Port Nitrous users unite!!!
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