Chips & Salsa – GM High Tech Performance March 2004

Here is an article where the Blue Thunder project car was given an additional 17hp and 18lb-ft through a PROM change and a lower temp thermostat.

 

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Time To TPI – Car Craft April 1993

This article details some of the available parts (April 1993) to improve performance of your TPI powered F or Y Body.

 

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Great F Spectations – Car Craft February 1992

This article is a who’s who of aftermarket parts and accessories to make your Third Gen perform better. Too bad some of these products are no longer available today.

 

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Packaged Performance – PHR June 1990

Popular Hot Rodding had an article in June 1990 highlighting Turbo City’s TPI performance system. The kit included a new y-pipe, cat back flowmaster exhaust, K&N air filters, underdrive pulleys, spark plug wires, PROM, and a TPI air foil. While they did not give specifics, the test car, a 1989 5.0TPI convertible with a T5 ran low 14’s with the kit, apparently over a 1 second reduction in ET.

 

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Street Legal Performance: Hot Rod August 1988

Hot Rod ran this article on the introduction of Street Legal Performance’s (SLP) product line for the TPI powered F-Bodies. Note this article was run in mid 1988 when no one was digging into the TPI motors to make more power.

Quick rundown – with the SLP parts (runners, headers, PROM, exhaust, and cold air intake), power on a 1988 L98 F-Body went up 16lb-ft of TQ at 3600rpm (321 vs 305) and 21hp at 4400rpm (245 vs 224) and increased the hp gain from peak to redline by 50hp! (238 vs 188). The test car ran 14.93 at 93.45mph stock and 14.09 at 99.44mph with the SLP package and the optional oil pan – a decrease of 0.84s and a trap speed increase of 5.99mph. The car also picked up 2.1mpg.

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Street Sweepers: All Chevy February 1990

All Chevy featured an article in the February 1990 issue highlighting Street Legal Performance’s (SLP) TPI parts and two of their test bed IROCs.

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Street Legal Performance: PHR May 1990

Popular Hot Rodding published an article that featured Street Legal Performance’s (SLP) product lineup for the TPI engine and F-Body cars.

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Late Model Performance 2: Car Craft September 1989

The scans below are from the September 1989 issue of Car Craft featuring four Third Generation cars in various states of tuning. There is a complete writeup and also quarter mile testing.

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