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09-30-2003, 06:14 AM
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Resident Young Old Dude !
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3 duece tunnel ram top ??
Have any of you heard of a tripower top for a tunnel ram?? I have a Offenhauser dual quad tunnel ram, It would be nice if I could find one for it, if there is such a thing???? I have never heard of one... Have any of you?
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09-30-2003, 10:10 AM
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Failure is NOT an option!
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I know a guy that just put one on his old coupe.He paid 4500.00 for it and is having trouble with it.Not sure where he found it at
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09-30-2003, 04:07 PM
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Was the price a typo?? $4500.00
If it's $450.00 I'd be interested, but for $4500.00 I could go to a veery fancy aftermarket TPI unit. Ron Quote:
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09-30-2003, 05:23 PM
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That price sounds about right. All of the 3-duece and 6 pack setups I've seen have been finely tuned and well built. They're not stuff you'd see at a yard sale. Some of the old hotrod shops will sell complete setups for around 4-5 grand.
It looks cool as hell, but it's a lot of work to build a setup like that, get it to run well, and make it look good.
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09-30-2003, 05:49 PM
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Got big-block?
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Location: Austin, Texas
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I've only seen a couple of tri-carb t-ram tops in my life, and they were both custom pieces. Both were old Offy t-ram bases with custom tops. One was a cast piece, the other looked like it had been fabbed out of sheet aluminum. Both were on high-dollar streetrods. $4500 sounds about right for a vintage set-up with the carbs. You could always buy a t-ram base and have a fabricator build you a tri-carb top; it's be a lot cheaper.
I once saw a 6-71 blower mounted on top of a tunnel ram! Talk about wanting to be different (and a really long blower belt  )SC |
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09-30-2003, 05:54 PM
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Location: missouri city, tx
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id like to see that 6-71 blower sittin on a tunnel ram. sounds cool
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09-30-2003, 07:03 PM
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Resident Young Old Dude !
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Tri-power can be work syncing them,, But you Kids
 Have to remember, I'm an old fast fart :p That used to work on just these, My first hot rod was a 60 Chev convertible with a 409 425 HP tri-power, ( the original 409 425 HP, came with dual quads ) It did very well on gas, ( it didn't really matter at 12.9 to 14.9 cents a gallon though) until you punched in those other two dueces. Then the gas gauge would outrun the speedo... I have ran this tunnel ram I have now ( not this exact one, but this style) with two dueces, It performed well, and got very decent mileage. I ran two Holley 500 Cfm two barrels.. I have two holley 390 CFM four barrels for it now, but am just thinking. I did visit a site that had a TPI mounted on a tunnel ram, That was another thing of beauty. the whole works was polished. Ron |
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