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Sep 19, 2002 | 12:47 AM

hngacurv

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custom superram?

I was looking at pictures of the superram on LPE website and the entire time I'm reading about it I'm thinking I can make the box. I wouldn't have anyway to make the base manifold, but has anyone else thought of trying a custom box on stock l98 runners(maybe even siamesed)? I have no idea what this would do for performance overall though.

Sep 20, 2002 | 03:00 AM

Kevin91Z

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Re: custom superram? (castivers)

I wish GM would have done something like the SuperRam for our TPI cars, instead of what we're stuck with. If the runners went into the bottom of the plenum like a SuperRam instead of the sides, we'd have a lot more performance. But oh well, cant change that now.
I dont see why you cant buy any aftermarket base, and fabricate your own runners and plenum, if you can do that sort of thing. I got myself some SLP runners, and a friend of mine is siamesing them 5/8 of the way in.
Pics: http://para.noid.org/~thresher/image...ze=800&start=0

Sep 20, 2002 | 03:14 AM

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Re: custom superram? (castivers)

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As far as a base goes, go to a swap meet and buy a used tunnel ram intake. Remove the bolt on plenum, machine the base, make a plenum box with a TB on the front, machine the base for the fuel injectors and fuel rail(this is the toughest part), assemble unit! This is what I was working on, but holley beat me to the punch. It is quite a good high rpm high hp set up. Now I'm going with the stock TPI, and I'm using all the stock components, just going to modify the daylights out of it! I hope to make it suitable for 7000+ rpm and high rpm hp. I'm not much into torque, so that is why I'm trying to achieve the high rpms. Go ahead and give it a try, you won't really know for sure until you try it yourself! :D :cheers:

Sep 20, 2002 | 11:50 AM

hngacurv

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Re: custom superram? (sinistervette)

Appreciate the replies.

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Sep 20, 2002 | 11:53 AM

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Well, it can be done, but keep in mind it isn't "just a box". :) It has its shape for a reason.

Sep 20, 2002 | 01:29 PM

vettmech

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Re: (scorp508)

Look at some pictures of the engine in the old Sledgehammer Corvette that LPE did the engine for. It was a Holley tunnel ram base with what apears to be an L-98 plenum with the sides welded up and new holes cut into the bottom............ :seeya

Sep 20, 2002 | 05:12 PM

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So far I have only been able to find one picture of it. Big article to go along with it. This is something i'm going to have to read later. http://www.callawaycars.com/Corvette...er_article.htm