Iroc TPI bumper emblem - First world problem
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Iroc TPI bumper emblem - First world problem
So...I suppose I'm fortunate to have this dilemma, and it's kinda tongue in cheek that I even post, but I curious to see what my fellow Thirdgenners think.
I recently got my new 383 up and running, and without really giving much thought to it, I intended to remove the 5.7 TUNED PORT INJECTION emblem from the bumper and cut off the 5.7, leaving it as an UN-specified displacement. Most of you will know that the 5.7 cars of course got the "5.7" obviously, and the 5.0 cars didn't get any number. Just a "TUNED PORT INJECTION".
So I took it out to one of our new cruise in spots, and several of the crew who hadn't seen the car in almost a year all crowded around. As I gave them the walk around to point out the little details, I explained I was going to cut off the 5.7, and that idea was met with quite the negative response! Most of them knew the 5.0's got no number, and felt there was no way that they would want to imply it was on a 5.0. Some also felt that technically a 383 is a 5.7 stroker, and that they'd leave it as is. Other felt that removing the 5.7 was the ONLY way to go. Still others felt removing the emblem entirely was the way to go.
Now the somewhat silly nature of this wasn't lost on any of us, and I think they were more than happy to have stuck this in my head. ...but the question remains...
What would YOU GUYS do?
I recently got my new 383 up and running, and without really giving much thought to it, I intended to remove the 5.7 TUNED PORT INJECTION emblem from the bumper and cut off the 5.7, leaving it as an UN-specified displacement. Most of you will know that the 5.7 cars of course got the "5.7" obviously, and the 5.0 cars didn't get any number. Just a "TUNED PORT INJECTION".
So I took it out to one of our new cruise in spots, and several of the crew who hadn't seen the car in almost a year all crowded around. As I gave them the walk around to point out the little details, I explained I was going to cut off the 5.7, and that idea was met with quite the negative response! Most of them knew the 5.0's got no number, and felt there was no way that they would want to imply it was on a 5.0. Some also felt that technically a 383 is a 5.7 stroker, and that they'd leave it as is. Other felt that removing the 5.7 was the ONLY way to go. Still others felt removing the emblem entirely was the way to go.
Now the somewhat silly nature of this wasn't lost on any of us, and I think they were more than happy to have stuck this in my head. ...but the question remains...
What would YOU GUYS do?
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Re: Iroc TPI bumper emblem - First world problem
Remove the emblem. Clean and smooth always looks good.
My Firebird emblem fell off my headlight and I never put it back on. Looks a lot better without that dumb silver lettering on the front of the car.
My Firebird emblem fell off my headlight and I never put it back on. Looks a lot better without that dumb silver lettering on the front of the car.
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I'm no help. hah I did add a TPI emblem to my truck. One day on my way home from work, a red IROC pulled alongside me and honked, pointing at the emblem and gave me a thumbs up. I returned the gesture as it was a nice car, but I didn't have a chance to get a pic.
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I'd leave it factory. I'd change only if something forced my hand then I'd consider changes like you're thinking.
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Leave it as is! FWIW, in the later years some cars got 5.0 Tuned Port Injection emblems.
Why not make or have made a custom emblem, if you are taking it off?
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do you have a decal on the sides too, behind the front wheels?
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Not yet, but I'm going to make them! ....do those rocker decals have the 5.7 too, or are they ALL just TUNED PORT INJECTION??? ...right now, mine just have the TPI, no displacement size. ...regardless, the new ones I'm making will say 6.3!
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The rear bumper cover never had a 5.0 Tuned Port Injection emblem, only Tuned Port Injection or 5.7 Tuned Port Injection. The 5.0 TPI was a decal on the side ground effects under the emblem.
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I wouldn't use decals. They seem cheap no matter how good they are made.
I would make them from billet aluminum and polish them and clear them. They would be emblems similar to the original or they could be completely custom. A different font.
I made some FORD emblems for trucks to replace the original plastic one in the grill and on tail gates. They look chrome when they're polished.
Cost wasn't too high, but they are custom and they take time.
I would make them from billet aluminum and polish them and clear them. They would be emblems similar to the original or they could be completely custom. A different font.
I made some FORD emblems for trucks to replace the original plastic one in the grill and on tail gates. They look chrome when they're polished.
Cost wasn't too high, but they are custom and they take time.
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The emblem count is increasing as the thread goes on.
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I went with just plain "TUNED PORT INJECTION". ....I like the clean no emblem look, but the bumper cover has that nice indentation, and it looked too plain. Plus....I'm a fan of stock appearing. ....so I cut off the 5.7.
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A lot of people like stock, however, I'm not one of them.
Once the plenum/runners and wheels are polished, the stock appearance is gone. Then changing gauges, headlights, hoods/louvers, and so on, really changes things.
Having something different is sometimes good.
I modeled a couple of possibilities and even if it isn't for the purists or say nayers, I would probably make a set similar to one of these for my IROC, if I still owned it.
Once the plenum/runners and wheels are polished, the stock appearance is gone. Then changing gauges, headlights, hoods/louvers, and so on, really changes things.
Having something different is sometimes good.
I modeled a couple of possibilities and even if it isn't for the purists or say nayers, I would probably make a set similar to one of these for my IROC, if I still owned it.
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I've kept the original decal on the rear bumper of my Coupe.
The usual response is "That don't sound like no 2.8 to me."
EDIT: Hmm. Never realized how shabby that decal really is. Well, no COTM for me....
The usual response is "That don't sound like no 2.8 to me."
EDIT: Hmm. Never realized how shabby that decal really is. Well, no COTM for me....
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Skinny Z you are definitely not fooling no one with the 2.8 emblem that's for sure.. and only same handful get nominated over and over for COTM anyhow.
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A lot of people like stock, however, I'm not one of them.
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