Performer intake vs. Stock
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RE: Performer intake vs. Stock
ORIGINAL: 69FECoupe
What cam, carburetorand exhaust are you running? Are your heads stock?
ORIGINAL: Smothers
Yes I have talked with a Edelbrock tech. My question to him was about whether or not I should buy the Performer rpm (I already had the Performer). After describing my engine, mods and drivetrain, he suggested I stay with the Performer.
I had my credit card out ready to buy the RPM Air Gap. It would have been an easy sale for them.
ORIGINAL: 69FECoupe
Sound's like you've been talking to the guy's on Edelbrock's tech line.Do you really think they're going to fess up to the fact that the Performer really isn't a whole lot better than a standard intake? They sure wouldn't sell many if they did.The Performer is a low rise dual plane with runners that are very close to stock length.It may offer a marginal increase in performance in some applications but IMO it'sreally notmuchbetterthan a factory manifold. My$.02.
Sound's like you've been talking to the guy's on Edelbrock's tech line.Do you really think they're going to fess up to the fact that the Performer really isn't a whole lot better than a standard intake? They sure wouldn't sell many if they did.The Performer is a low rise dual plane with runners that are very close to stock length.It may offer a marginal increase in performance in some applications but IMO it'sreally notmuchbetterthan a factory manifold. My$.02.
I had my credit card out ready to buy the RPM Air Gap. It would have been an easy sale for them.
Edelbrock 600cfm carburetor
Long tube Hedman headers/dual Flowmaster 40 series
Edelbrock aluminum Performer RPM heads http://store.summitracing.com/partde...p;autoview=sku
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RE: Performer intake vs. Stock
ORIGINAL: JMD
It seems to me that in the 30 to 40 years between the orig. casting and the new, there would have to be improvements, but that is just my opinion!
It seems to me that in the 30 to 40 years between the orig. casting and the new, there would have to be improvements, but that is just my opinion!
I wish there was a dyno test out there that compared the two. I would feel really dumb if they were the same.
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RE: Performer intake vs. Stock
ORIGINAL: 6mustang6
What people are trying to say when they say that is, for the money, go ahead and get an RPM instead of a regular performer. The performer is close to stock manifolds, they just flow alittle better. The Air gaps are good for cooling off the air going to the engine alittle better.
What people are trying to say when they say that is, for the money, go ahead and get an RPM instead of a regular performer. The performer is close to stock manifolds, they just flow alittle better. The Air gaps are good for cooling off the air going to the engine alittle better.
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RE: Performer intake vs. Stock
---> I wish there was a dyno test out there that compared the two
yah. that'd be nice. the curves shown on edelbrock page only show when running together with a different carb
yah. that'd be nice. the curves shown on edelbrock page only show when running together with a different carb
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