preferred intake manifolds for my car
12-17-2008, 04:38 PM
#12
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If you want to keep the best overall power with the engine you have now I'd install a Trickflow Street heat. It makes better power than the Edelbrock Performer or Holley System Max. If you plan on upgrade to better heads and cam in the near future I'd move into the Edelbrock RPMII. In the "Right Now" The TF Street Heat is your best option. IMO
Be realistic about what you want to do. You can either impress your friends when you pop the hood or impress them while you leave them in the dust.
Be realistic about what you want to do. You can either impress your friends when you pop the hood or impress them while you leave them in the dust.
I believe the only contenders to consider these days are the Track Heat, the RPM II, and the Systemax II. Which IIRC all run within about 4 hp of each other.
Short version, I wouldn't bother with the Street Heat. Especially for the money they get for those, just because they say Trick Flow on them.
12-17-2008, 05:09 PM
#13
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While I normally think your posts are spot on...I'm surprised to hear you say that the TF intake makes better power than the Systemax. There have been multiple tests done that show the Holley intake out flows the TF all the way across the board. They're pretty close in the lower RPM range, but up around 6K, the Holley made something like 28 more HP.
I believe the only contenders to consider these days are the Track Heat, the RPM II, and the Systemax II. Which IIRC all run within about 4 hp of each other.
Short version, I wouldn't bother with the Street Heat. Especially for the money they get for those, just because they say Trick Flow on them.
I believe the only contenders to consider these days are the Track Heat, the RPM II, and the Systemax II. Which IIRC all run within about 4 hp of each other.
Short version, I wouldn't bother with the Street Heat. Especially for the money they get for those, just because they say Trick Flow on them.
12-17-2008, 09:54 PM
#14
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all of you guys are wrong lol dont take this the wrong way the guy wants to go fast and cheap...do a junk yard build just like me
gt-40 heads get the heads redone valve job resurface etc
or
gt-40p's but you need different headers
gt-40 intake manifold
65 mm throttle body maybe even a 70mm for future upgrades
you all ready have a cold air and an x pipe just buy your self some nice shorty headers and called it a day after that you need to wake the car up by putting some gears in it and a nice set of mickey thompson drag radials torque converter if its an auto you will feel a nice kick in the pants
gt-40 heads get the heads redone valve job resurface etc
or
gt-40p's but you need different headers
gt-40 intake manifold
65 mm throttle body maybe even a 70mm for future upgrades
you all ready have a cold air and an x pipe just buy your self some nice shorty headers and called it a day after that you need to wake the car up by putting some gears in it and a nice set of mickey thompson drag radials torque converter if its an auto you will feel a nice kick in the pants
12-18-2008, 11:48 AM
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for a mostly stock engine save for bolt ons..... id go with a cobra for reason being they are cheap and will give a nice increase in power...... if money isnt an issue id invest in a bbk ssi.... i had one on my fox car and as compared to a edlebrock, cobra, and trickflow on a mostly stock motor save for boltons it put down more power across the entire rpm band dyno proven... just my 2 cents...
12-24-2008, 12:49 AM
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Well all I can say is as with anything to do with performance parts, what else do you plan on doing? If changing the heads is a future plan or even turbo or supercharger then plan accordingly I read the holley sytemax allows good flow for turbo charged but I have yet to find a holleys lower intake that matches to stock heads. If you want flow then you have to free it all up. No point in putting big intake on if your heads can only flow so much. the trick flow track heat only produced big gains with a supercharger. If you dont care about looks I would go with an edelbrock or trick flow street heat and in my opinion Trick flow is a newer company for fuel injection not a aged carburetor performance company. Plus the edelbrock is butt ugly with a plate you can remove?
