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Ian
03-20-2006, 07:03 PM
okay, who makes this? I've never seen it before, kind of a strange shape to it.

stock runners on the bottom, oddball runners on top.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/Ian_F/dsc00043_edited.gif

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/Ian_F/dsc00042_edited.gif


even the base is different.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/Ian_F/dsc00041_edited.gif

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/Ian_F/base-tape2.jpg


and here is a shot of the plenum and one set of runners.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/Ian_F/plenum-side.jpg
NJSPEEDER
03-20-2006, 07:26 PM
taht almost looks like the really early accel plenum.i can only guess that the runners would be the same. the base manifold looks like it is a poorly ported stocker since the holes are a funky shape.
Ian
03-20-2006, 08:00 PM
I thought the base was ported too, but if you look closely, it has a lot of extra material around the port, so that rules out ported stock base.
V
03-20-2006, 08:20 PM
it almost looks like a stock base, with extra material added/welded on and then ported. the upper plenum also looks like possibly stock with the divders cut out which many guys do. The runners may be the only true aftermarket parts.
Ian
03-20-2006, 08:29 PM
it still looks like the base is a different casting. there is a bolt hole between the openings in the base

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/Ian_F/circledproblem.gif



here is another pic of the runners.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/Ian_F/runner-tape.jpg
V
03-20-2006, 08:34 PM
hmm..true..i dunno.. maybe it was a protoype casting by some company.. do you have that, or just pics?
Ian
03-20-2006, 08:41 PM
just the pics :(

someone on TGO posted them up a while ago, he actually has them, but he doesnt even know the story behind them. :?
JL8Jeff
03-20-2006, 09:30 PM
That looks like a stock GM base, you can see the winter's snowflake on the manifold. It could be a built up and modified base. If it was a prototype it should have a casting # on it showing that.
The Fixer
03-20-2006, 09:37 PM
Maybe it's a modded FIRST intake? Check the bottom of this page - http://www.firstinjections.com/products.htm
Ian
03-20-2006, 10:11 PM
AHHHHH, okay, that would explain this picture a little better then :lol: ....

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/Ian_F/fi2.jpg
Ian
03-20-2006, 10:12 PM
Has anyone heard of someone actually running that setup on a motor? if so, what kind of power did it make?
V
03-21-2006, 01:58 AM
but the "first" manifold setup has 4 piece runners(2 parts per side) the first pic you posted are still a 2 piece runner setup...
Ian
03-21-2006, 05:56 AM
hmm, I guess its still unresolved then
BigAls87Z28
03-21-2006, 08:12 AM
Ian, the last pic you put up is of a different set up the then unknown set up you started the thread with. You can cearly see that the runners on the First intake are solid, not seperated like regular TPI runners, and are 2 seperate pieces.
The Fixer
03-21-2006, 08:22 AM
Check the link I posted to FIRST's site. The runners are individual tubes on the inside, but solid on the outside. I believe they're designed that way so if you wanna port them more, you have room without having to redo the outside.
JL8Jeff
03-21-2006, 09:25 AM
Yeah, it sure looks like the First intake.