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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 10:56 PM
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TPI intake setup on 3.1?

Saw it the other day on someone car. Whats all needed to do this so it looks stock? I have the dual snorkle intake thing. Where does the filter and all that go?
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 11:04 PM
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Re: TPI intake setup on 3.1?

You need to swap the V6 block with a V8 block.
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 11:08 PM
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Re: TPI intake setup on 3.1?

Sorry, long day...I meant the air intake duct, not the manifold
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 11:41 PM
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Re: TPI intake setup on 3.1?

Originally Posted by Dr.NickRiviera
You need to swap the V6 block with a V8 block.




They came stock on earlier v6 & tpi camaros. Just grab everything off a v6 from the lower airbox that bolts infront of the radiator to the corrugated tube & pcv crossover tube since they're slightly different on the v6.
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 11:47 PM
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Re: TPI intake setup on 3.1?

I actually did see a pic on here of a TPI manifold on a v6. Had 2 of the runners cut off and looked like a total hack job, but was still cool to see.
Anyone know where that picture is?
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 12:22 AM
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Re: TPI intake setup on 3.1?

Originally Posted by Camrs89
Saw it the other day on someone car. Whats all needed to do this so it looks stock? I have the dual snorkle intake thing. Where does the filter and all that go?

The bottom half of that setup fits where the "filler" around the hood latch is (it replaces the filler). The 2.8 cars have a MAF that fits nicely between the dual snorkel and the accordion hose. For my 3.1, there is no MAF and I used a piece of plastic tubing from the tuner section of the parts store (pricey, but the right diameter), PVC from Home Depot could work.

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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by K-slice
I actually did see a pic on here of a TPI manifold on a v6. Had 2 of the runners cut off and looked like a total hack job, but was still cool to see.
Anyone know where that picture is?
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 10:28 PM
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Re: TPI intake setup on 3.1?

HAHA, THAT'S IT!!!
Is that someones car on here?
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 10:33 PM
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Re: TPI intake setup on 3.1?

Originally Posted by K-slice
HAHA, THAT'S IT!!!
Is that someones car on here?
that picture was posted on here a long time ago like 6 years ago i saved it and put it in my photobucket for future reference lol
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