can i put a tpi throtle body on my 3.1 mpfi?

 

Not without a custom made plenum.

 

yes you can.Just get a thick plate of metal/alloy and on one side drill and tap for the l98 tb.Make the backside of the plate mate the v6 plunum.Then make a smooth transition for the air to move from the l98 tb to your plunum.

 

You'll get better gains on performance by selection of other means for increased performance.

 

Wow, Karl, that sounded like it came from a college textbook! And I agree w/Karl!

 

if ur gonnna go thru all the trouble ..to ptu a tpi Tbody...
u might as well try to remake the upper plenum...ive seen it done on a fiero before..

he used 2 2.8 Tbodys with a custom made upper plenum and connected one TB to the other mechanically...
i dont remember where i saw it but it was on a fiero forum....

all the electrical connectors were on one TB whereas all that the other did was duplicate teh one that was open...im not soo sure about the injectors he used 'cos definitely it needs more fuel...

 

Tom, you are TOO KIND!
I read some of these ideas,
Don't many here just want to drive their cars instead of reinventing the wheel?
About the only place may of these "modified ides" may end up...
is some computer graphic created image...
Cheapest easiest way to create some ideas.
Like the car show curcuit....
All chrome & show, no go.

 

Hey I just said it could be done but I did'nt say it would make power.:lala:

 

here's a link to one of those modified intakes. It's for a 3.4, but still can be done:Tiago

 

Unfortunetly he never showed a completed picture of the engine. At the end it still did not have the intake on. Or did I miss a pic?

 

his dyno shows something like 156hp...after a all those mods...am i missing something there????

its seems not much gain for a 4th gen bird???after all the stuff he has in...or is it the dyno before all the stuff..

 

here's the link to the main page Tiago 2

on the link for the dyno run, he lists what mods, or lack of ws run for it.

 

I dunno what that car was at stock, but that figure is REAR wheel hp, not block hp, as in our cars. Our 135 bhp is more like 115 rwhp or less when you figure in accessory losses, friction due to drivetrain, etc., etc.

 

the stock 3.4 motors were rated @ 160hp & 200tq

 

Damn, Dan..you're like..my twin. Except your paint isn't missing chips here and there. And your ground fx aren't scratched to holy hell on the bottoms.

BTW: Thats an old pic...the grille is now uniform flat black...thank ***.

 

actualy my car is teal the picture is just messed up from being scaned and it turned out blue.

i just had a guy repaint my car a year ago and it is chipping on the front and the back.

 

My paint sucks too,at least I have a 400sbc in my car.Really though the best way to mod a v6 is to get a super/turbo charger.If you build it right then it could withstand enogh boost to roach a viper easy.The thing is things like pistons are priced per 1.You will have less cost vs a v8,so you can do a bit more for the same money.I do have a 87 v6 camaro and might end up getting a turbo from the boneyard.I make my own chips so I would just virtually need to make the exhaust.

 

True, turbos are real effective for power in V-6's...but I mean, it'd be all custom. No turbo kits for our cars. And you know how custom machining is...$$$. Plus, turbos aren't something to play with in your spare time. You screw up a turbo setup and you can say bye bye to your engine in no time flat.

 

But if it was done it would be one badd @ss v6.The 89 turbo t/a could be used as a blueprint.

 

Yeah, it would. If I had the money, I WOULD have a turbo custom setup for my 91 RS. Just to surprise the HELL out of the IROC boys and the downtown ricers. BUT, I'm pretty much broke. Guy's gotta have a dream....

 

Dream of a WOMAN

 

Hmm....good idea, KED... Ever seen that Midas commercial with the guy in the hot tub?