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Forum: TPI
06-04-2018, 08:03 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,618
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Ethanol vs. Straight Gas

It is very simple as to why you experience what "felt" like the car being faster!
Even at 10% blend with gasoline, Ethanol reduces the burning power of gasoline when compared to pure gasoline.
To...
Forum: TPI
06-04-2018, 07:40 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,940
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: EGR exhaust gas feed tube for F-body TPI base?

I have learned a lot since I started asking about what I can do to my LT1 to give me the performance I am seeking. However, I am trying to have my cake and eat it too which requires a balancing act...
Forum: TPI
06-03-2018, 09:04 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,940
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: EGR exhaust gas feed tube for F-body TPI base?

I am not expecting to see "huge" gains from a TPI intake. My goal is to shift the torque curve of the LT1 by using a TPI intake where by during my daily commute I can better enjoy the torque shift...
Forum: TPI
06-02-2018, 08:57 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,940
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: EGR exhaust gas feed tube for F-body TPI base?

Actually, no disclaimer is needed. This topic concerns ONLY the TPI manifold base and not the engine on which it is to be modified for installation. Your comment does not apply to the question at...
Forum: TPI
06-01-2018, 07:44 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,940
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: EGR exhaust gas feed tube for F-body TPI base?

I may have to go this route if a machine shop quotes me a price in excess of the cost to purchase a used Corvette TPI base with the EGR feed tube provision from the exhaust manifold. I would rather...
Forum: TPI
05-31-2018, 08:24 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,940
Posted By Phoenix'97

EGR exhaust gas feed tube for F-body TPI base?

Does anyone have a good idea of how different the castings are between the F-body and Corvette TPI base with regards to the gas feed tube for aluminum head TPIs? Basically, I am curious as to how...
Forum: TPI
05-31-2018, 08:08 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 718
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: TPI help

I am going to shoot from the hip here. Do you use ethanol blend fuel? If the car sat for a year then chances are extremely high that the fuel went through phase separation and gunked up with...
Forum: TPI
05-26-2018, 04:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 698
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: FIRST TPI intake question

With regards to the thread topic, thank you for backing up my findings and other comments which support the shifting of the power band when moving to larger size runners and even stepping up to a...
Forum: TPI
05-26-2018, 08:03 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 698
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: FIRST TPI intake question

Well, if anyone knows my profile name then they will know that I plan to have my second-gen LT1 fitted with a TPI intake. I have been reading as much as I can from Chevy performance magazines to...
Forum: TPI
05-20-2018, 06:00 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 698
Posted By Phoenix'97

FIRST TPI intake question

I hope this question isn't a repeat. Does anyone have experience using the FIRST TPI intake? From what I have read, the FIRST TPI intake is said to have a torque curve like the Accel Superram,...
Forum: TPI
01-07-2018, 11:57 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

GREGGPENN, all I can say is thank you for your advice, both on the Corvette Forum and here.

I don't have your engine building knowledge nor your experience with the TPI intake, but if you truly...
Forum: TPI
01-07-2018, 08:16 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

Why are you over in this forum AND AGAIN being combative with my choice to stick with the TPI intake?! Does more displacement not result in more fuel consumption? For city driving I can't have...
Forum: TPI
01-07-2018, 06:21 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

Did I also not make it clear that I am not interested in a stroker? Yes, my criteria SEEMS to fit the stroker set-up but I am not willing to "pay to play" for those torque numbers, in this case the...
Forum: TPI
01-07-2018, 04:51 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

Thank you. It is a convincing graph and it is enough to have me thinking about how best to pursue this build.

I really would like to avoid more displacement because off the bat I am using more...
Forum: TPI
01-06-2018, 09:08 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

At least I am not encountering hostile comments jamming their philosophies down my throat. So please refrain from bringing those comments to this forum. I am sold on the TPI intake, and that is...
Forum: TPI
01-06-2018, 10:22 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

In order to use the LS1 Chevy Trailblazer intake on my motor, I would have required a totally new SBC block configured to use the reverse-flow cooling of the LT1, that can equip LS heads! I already...
Forum: TPI
01-05-2018, 10:58 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

Well, I apologize for my stubbornness and I do appreciate your advice.

Yes, I plan on using AS&M big runners with whatever salvaged TPI system I end up purchasing. From there, I need to get the...
Forum: TPI
01-05-2018, 08:30 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

Yes. However, I really don't have the desire to use higher gears. This is why the TPI intake had me interested, especially when I looked into what gear ratios the TPI cars were using, which were...
Forum: TPI
01-05-2018, 07:48 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

I hope no one thinks that I am seriously considering this intake swap for the sake of recouping what I put into it from fuel saving alone! No, but holding on to the car for another twenty years...
Forum: TPI
01-05-2018, 04:33 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

Well, it has EVERYTHING to do with my daily driving experience and the criteria I have set. I developed my driving style out of a need to help maximize fuel economy, so I was driving around town at...
Forum: TPI
01-05-2018, 04:16 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,925
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: 383 want to keep tpi (help)

Have you seen the info on what car I am driving? I am ever fearful of being deemed a troll on a forum that I don't belong! So, it's you and me both! Plus, I am crazy wanting to swap my stock LT1...
Forum: TPI
01-05-2018, 02:36 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

Yeah but at that time I was looking into throwing on a truck LS intake like the Chevy Trailblazer intake to help improve lower end torque. Again, I don't see how I can fabricate such an intake to...
Forum: TPI
01-05-2018, 02:30 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

This is where I confuse everyone with my choice of words! IF I use a TPI intake paired with a custom grind of the Crane 227, AND use a lower gear ratio than my stock 3.42, I am going to zip to 5000...
Forum: TPI
01-05-2018, 02:16 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,925
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: 383 want to keep tpi (help)

Honestly, short of finding someone on any car forum offering these runners for sale, you are probably better off getting AS&M Large runners! I don't really see any lack of performance when compared...
Forum: TPI
01-05-2018, 01:40 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,925
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: 383 want to keep tpi (help)

Sorry, this link won't help you. Its for the bolts, not the runners...
Forum: TPI
01-05-2018, 12:25 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

Before I was advocating that I put a TPI intake on my LT1, I was looking at camshafts and I was considering just throwing on this camshaft and being done with it. Then my quest to modify the motor...
Forum: TPI
01-05-2018, 12:09 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

I don't want this discussion to change topic, which it could very well be at risk for, but basically, the TPI intake is the next best thing to getting an LS intake put on my LT1. I have explored...
Forum: TPI
01-03-2018, 10:04 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

Yeah, I think I am going to have to talk to a custom grinder about my application and see what can be done. I keep forgetting advice I have received in the past, they make better camshafts now and I...
Forum: TPI
01-03-2018, 09:57 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

I appreciate your comment, and thank you!

Yeah, I am the odd ball in this forum but it is not easy to find anyone willing to have this discussion about swapping a TPI intake onto a second gen LT1....
Forum: TPI
01-03-2018, 09:03 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

Okay. Hopefully I make a good decision when the time comes to execute the build.
Forum: TPI
01-03-2018, 08:48 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

Now you lost me. Do you mean power as in torque or power as in horsepower?! I don't want to get too caught up in worrying about more power production to compensate for some that may be lost with...
Forum: TPI
01-03-2018, 04:07 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

Well, if you were to look at the maintenance history on my car you would SWEAR these shops were intentionally milking me for more money while deliberately screwing my car up. This is most apparent...
Forum: TPI
01-03-2018, 11:26 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

That is the risk I am taking! I won't know until it is done. However, if I can notice that my car has a hiccup in it's ignition, if I can notice subtle noises or feel subtle sensations that are not...
Forum: TPI
01-03-2018, 11:12 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

I am currently using fifth gear as my "overdrive". I have encountered problems where on light inclines on the interstate I am forced to shift down from sixth gear to fifth, since my car lacks the...
Forum: TPI
01-03-2018, 10:55 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

This is all I can ask for. This topic has drawn much hostility and many take offense when I am not persuaded to modify my car as per their suggestions. I drive my car year round and I have my own...
Forum: TPI
01-03-2018, 07:51 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

Well the problem is I am very stubborn and I am trying to have my cake and eat it too, so to speak. I have a daily driver, I don't race it, the only fun I have is gunning it from a green light up to...
Forum: TPI
01-03-2018, 07:32 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

Well, as soon as I get my college loan debt paid off after I graduate, I was planning on taking out a loan to pay for the resto-modding of my car which would also include the motor build. However,...
Forum: TPI
01-02-2018, 09:01 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

It comes down to this, I hope a machine shop can add more material to the TPI base and fill in the drill holes. They would then have to match the drill angles to my supplied sample of LT1 intake....
Forum: TPI
01-02-2018, 11:11 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

Well it is really simple, I drive my LT1 car like it is a TPI L98. I don't race it, it is purely my daily driver and cruiser, but I want some more seat-of-the-pants feel when I take off launching...
Forum: TPI
01-02-2018, 11:05 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

The only issue that may arise is the inability to fit the FIRST plenum under my very cramped engine bay with the wiper linkage cowl that sits directly over the intake manifold, a third of the way...
Forum: TPI
01-01-2018, 03:48 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

Yeah, I know about it but I am not that interested in it. I don't need torque performance beyond 5000 RPM for my daily driving experience and when I do launch from a green light for fun. From what I...
Forum: TPI
01-01-2018, 03:10 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Re: Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

Yeah, I looked into it. The vortec base is taller than one required for the LT1 heads. I was thinking about asking Scoggin-Dickey if they might be able to fabricate a base for the LT1 based on...
Forum: TPI
01-01-2018, 02:59 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 9,148
Posted By Phoenix'97

Fabricated stock TPI intake on an LT1?

I hope I am on the right forum for this question. To make a long story short, I am researching the notion of building my LT1 motor with the TPI intake granted I am optimizing the motor for the lower...
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