swapping the sr for the mr.
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Originally Posted by steve1ph2
i always forget about the pm. as far as the sr being to cheap i dont really see it that way. its such a poor design i even feel bad at $400. we are here to help not hurt and if a person is dead set on owening one like i was when i bought it more power to him but i dont feel right knowing what i know.
O.K. Steve! Do what you want, All I know is that I am not made of money so when I sell my parts, I like to get what they are worth to someone to buy. If you sell your SR for $400, There is no way someone will sell you a Miniram for $400. This way you will probabaly have to spend an easy $400-$500 extra for a Miniram. Just trying to save you money dude. I wouldnt be suprised if someone bought your Superram off you for $400, and then sold it for $750 a day later. Do you think that guy is out to help?
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Burning Brakes
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From: richardson tx
Originally Posted by 88BlackZ-51
O.K. Steve! Do what you want, All I know is that I am not made of money so when I sell my parts, I like to get what they are worth to someone to buy. If you sell your SR for $400, There is no way someone will sell you a Miniram for $400. This way you will probabaly have to spend an easy $400-$500 extra for a Miniram. Just trying to save you money dude. I wouldnt be suprised if someone bought your Superram off you for $400, and then sold it for $750 a day later. Do you think that guy is out to help?
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Originally Posted by steve1ph2
im a printer 50k tops a year. i understand where your coming from. but i just cant knowingly do that to some one. if a person buys it and resales it not really knowing if its a dud or not he`s not at fault. on the other hand i do know.
Is yours a new SR? I know they had issues this past summer with fitment of them.
www.tpis.com sells them. With fuel rails they are getting $1295 for it. Talk to flatlne maybe you 2 could work out a deal.
Last edited by hippy; Jan 18, 2006 at 04:35 AM.
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Originally Posted by steve1ph2
im a printer 50k tops a year. i understand where your coming from. but i just cant knowingly do that to some one. if a person buys it and resales it not really knowing if its a dud or not he`s not at fault. on the other hand i do know.
heh, no problem.
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From: Australia
From TPIS site
www.tpis.com/
500-507 Complete Mini-Ram Fuel Line Kit, Corvette........$355.00
500-505 Mini-Ram II Manifold, fits stock/aftermarket heads using Fel-Pro 1204........$895.00
www.tpis.com/
500-507 Complete Mini-Ram Fuel Line Kit, Corvette........$355.00
500-505 Mini-Ram II Manifold, fits stock/aftermarket heads using Fel-Pro 1204........$895.00
Burning Brakes
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From: sd
Why o why o why did you wait until tonight to come to this conclusion that you were going to sell all 3 peices for $400??????????????? I just ordered from Summit the upper super ram intake on Monday night with expected arrival of Thursday but to save a little green I could have waited? 
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I had a MR for 2 years then changed to the SR, unless you get a decent rear gear, like a 3.73 or 3.9? you wont be happy. Tuning was tough because andI could not get it to lean out, ran rich always. I think the cam overlap and reverb back up into the throttle body was the reason.
With the MR and 3.07's the car would be slow to get going until @ 4500 RPM, then run like a raped ape, in retrospect, I wish I had just changed the gears when I had the MR.
But I now have the SR with the 3.45 rear gear, same cam etc, went to the track and even with my clutch is slipping,,, my MPH is still the same, which tells me that the car is probably slightly faster with the SR one I get my clutch problem solved.
I dont see what the big deal is with the SR install really, it is not as fast of an install as the MR but I did not see it it be a big problem.
Anyway, this spring I will have a new clutch, probably a Street Twin and will try it out again, if my MPH stays the same, then I bet I will run faster than my best of 12.5 using the SR, we'll see.
With the MR and 3.07's the car would be slow to get going until @ 4500 RPM, then run like a raped ape, in retrospect, I wish I had just changed the gears when I had the MR.
But I now have the SR with the 3.45 rear gear, same cam etc, went to the track and even with my clutch is slipping,,, my MPH is still the same, which tells me that the car is probably slightly faster with the SR one I get my clutch problem solved.
I dont see what the big deal is with the SR install really, it is not as fast of an install as the MR but I did not see it it be a big problem.
Anyway, this spring I will have a new clutch, probably a Street Twin and will try it out again, if my MPH stays the same, then I bet I will run faster than my best of 12.5 using the SR, we'll see.
Last edited by LD85; Jan 18, 2006 at 11:11 AM.
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From: The Black Hole LA
If you sell your SR for $400 consider it sold to me if no one has taken it in the parts for sale section. Just let me know where to send the money or paypal account....... I'm serious. My email is hz900@yahoo.com
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From: Australia
Originally Posted by Jerris
Has anyone put a MR on a LT1 engine and if so what kind of inprovements in HP did you see?
By the way LD85..... beautiful engine
Jerris
By the way LD85..... beautiful engine
Jerris
The MR is the "LT1" manifold for early engines.
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From: richardson tx
Originally Posted by LD85
I had a MR for 2 years then changed to the SR, unless you get a decent rear gear, like a 3.73 or 3.9? you wont be happy. Tuning was tough because andI could not get it to lean out, ran rich always. I think the cam overlap and reverb back up into the throttle body was the reason.
With the MR and 3.07's the car would be slow to get going until @ 4500 RPM, then run like a raped ape, in retrospect, I wish I had just changed the gears when I had the MR.
But I now have the SR with the 3.45 rear gear, same cam etc, went to the track and even with my clutch is slipping,,, my MPH is still the same, which tells me that the car is probably slightly faster with the SR one I get my clutch problem solved.
I dont see what the big deal is with the SR install really, it is not as fast of an install as the MR but I did not see it it be a big problem.
Anyway, this spring I will have a new clutch, probably a Street Twin and will try it out again, if my MPH stays the same, then I bet I will run faster than my best of 12.5 using the SR, we'll see.
With the MR and 3.07's the car would be slow to get going until @ 4500 RPM, then run like a raped ape, in retrospect, I wish I had just changed the gears when I had the MR.
But I now have the SR with the 3.45 rear gear, same cam etc, went to the track and even with my clutch is slipping,,, my MPH is still the same, which tells me that the car is probably slightly faster with the SR one I get my clutch problem solved.
I dont see what the big deal is with the SR install really, it is not as fast of an install as the MR but I did not see it it be a big problem.
Anyway, this spring I will have a new clutch, probably a Street Twin and will try it out again, if my MPH stays the same, then I bet I will run faster than my best of 12.5 using the SR, we'll see.
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Hey it's not all glory with a Mini either. I fought a lean condition when I first put the Mini on. Pretty much the problem was a lean pop due to a 'tip in' issue. I understand that it gets pretty damn frustrating.
But as far as the mechanical part of it the mini is just like bolting on a carbed intake, put the bolts in the heads and you are done.
If you plan to run hard lines I think I would fish them thru the intake with it off the car.
I'll put a set of gears/44 in this spring to take full advantage of the intake.
But as far as the mechanical part of it the mini is just like bolting on a carbed intake, put the bolts in the heads and you are done.
If you plan to run hard lines I think I would fish them thru the intake with it off the car.
I'll put a set of gears/44 in this spring to take full advantage of the intake.
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From: richardson tx
they look real clean. just went to tpis site. im looking at $895 for the intake and $355 for the complete fuel rail kit. if i cant get one off the forum is this what you would suggest?