Repro Tripower Intakes
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Repro Tripower Intakes
I just ran across an ad on ebay. The Parts Place is casting reproductions of the L69 tripower intake for the BBO. Now, I have no first-hand knowledge of the item or the quality, but their ad includes photos that claim to be the mold and a prototype intake. Production manifolds are claimed to be available in 90 days at $795. I guess I'll withhold judgment until I see one, but I'm amazed that they think there's enough demand to pay back the tooling investment. I have seen their repro W-30 intakes and you can tell it's not original.
#2
Hi Joe, I've seen those ads too. But I think they've been running them for quite a while, at least 90 days. But I'm thinking more like 6 months. So I'm not sure what they are up to, judging interest? They're running them like an auction at a reduced price, trying to get enough orders for the first run?
Don
Don
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![EEK!](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif)
![EEK!](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif)
Tripower indeed!
![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
Presuming you mean the *Tri-Carb* intake, I'm not positive, but I believe it never got off the ground.
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Perhaps not completely unrelated, did anyone see this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1966-...Q5fAccessories
Pretty darned cool!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1966-...Q5fAccessories
Pretty darned cool!
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Perhaps not completely unrelated, did anyone see this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1966-...Q5fAccessories
Pretty darned cool!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1966-...Q5fAccessories
Pretty darned cool!
#13
That air cleaner is cool, but a "tribute/recreation" air cleaner?
The guys's got cloneophobia on the brain.
What "recreation" do you do with it, rack up the ***** on a pool table?![Big Grin](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
A couple of weeks ago on the Gearz TV show he was showing these triple carb conversion manifolds that bolt to the carb flange on the manifold.
I don't know if it's a new idea or not but it is three carbs.![Smile](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I think he said they even fit on 2 barrel manifolds, more of a looks thing I would guess because they sure couldn't flow that well.
You can just run the center carb.
The Tri-Power and Ram-Air terms are used all the time for any 3x2 or outside air to intake set-up for any car, truck, boat, airplane or hovercraft.
Poncho still lives on, even if it's only in their terminology.
The guys's got cloneophobia on the brain.
![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
What "recreation" do you do with it, rack up the ***** on a pool table?
![Big Grin](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
A couple of weeks ago on the Gearz TV show he was showing these triple carb conversion manifolds that bolt to the carb flange on the manifold.
I don't know if it's a new idea or not but it is three carbs.
![Smile](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I think he said they even fit on 2 barrel manifolds, more of a looks thing I would guess because they sure couldn't flow that well.
You can just run the center carb.
The Tri-Power and Ram-Air terms are used all the time for any 3x2 or outside air to intake set-up for any car, truck, boat, airplane or hovercraft.
![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
Poncho still lives on, even if it's only in their terminology.
![Big Grin](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Last edited by Bluevista; November 5th, 2009 at 03:18 PM. Reason: speling
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That air cleaner is cool, but a "tribute/recreation" air cleaner?
The guys's got cloneophobia on the brain.
What "recreation" do you do with it, rack up the ***** on a pool table?![Big Grin](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
A couple of weeks ago on the Gearz TV show he was showing these triple carb conversion manifolds that bolt to the carb flange on the manifold.
I don't know if it's a new idea or not but it is three carbs.![Smile](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I think he said they even fit on 2 barrel manifolds, more of a looks thing I would guess because they sure couldn't flow that well.
You can just run the center carb.
The Tri-Power and Ram-Air terms are used all the time for any 3x2 or outside air to intake set-up for any car, truck, boat, airplane or hovercraft.
Poncho still lives on, even if it's only in their terminology.![Big Grin](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
The guys's got cloneophobia on the brain.
![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
What "recreation" do you do with it, rack up the ***** on a pool table?
![Big Grin](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
A couple of weeks ago on the Gearz TV show he was showing these triple carb conversion manifolds that bolt to the carb flange on the manifold.
I don't know if it's a new idea or not but it is three carbs.
![Smile](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I think he said they even fit on 2 barrel manifolds, more of a looks thing I would guess because they sure couldn't flow that well.
You can just run the center carb.
The Tri-Power and Ram-Air terms are used all the time for any 3x2 or outside air to intake set-up for any car, truck, boat, airplane or hovercraft.
![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
Poncho still lives on, even if it's only in their terminology.
![Big Grin](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Yes, Tri-Power has become a "kleenex" generic term to some, but unlike the multi-make used "ram-air" term, Tri-Power *is* a Pontiac name and since Oldsmobile *does* have a name for it, I would think an true Olds guy would not want to perpetuate the generic use of another brand.
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