Help me decide on an intake...
1990LXDropTop
01-10-2005, 07:30 PM
I have Edelbrock performer 60379 heads and an e-cam. I need an intake that will have good low-end and be good for a daily driver. So far I am debating between either the TFS street heat or the Edelbrock performer. I had an Explorer intake before, but I sold it so I need a new one. People have told me to go with the Performer RPM or track heat, but I think that will be too much for a spring/summer daily driver.
HiFlow5 0
01-10-2005, 09:41 PM
TFS street heat is idle-5500 rpm.
TFS track heat is 1500-6500 rpm.
E-cam starts making power somewhere around 2500 rpm and tops out at 6000 rpm I believe.
I'd go with the Track heat intake. Unless you wanna buy my intake Chris and I'll buy a track heat instead.
Another option is Jeff's intake, ask him how he likes it. I really like the Performer RPM II.
TFS track heat is 1500-6500 rpm.
E-cam starts making power somewhere around 2500 rpm and tops out at 6000 rpm I believe.
I'd go with the Track heat intake. Unless you wanna buy my intake Chris and I'll buy a track heat instead.
Another option is Jeff's intake, ask him how he likes it. I really like the Performer RPM II.
1990LXDropTop
01-10-2005, 09:55 PM
Jeff likes his, but I remember him saying his lost some low-end, but it made up for it because his car pulled much harder up top. I asked on stangnet and 9/10 people said either go with the GT-40/Cobra, performer, or street heat. They said the Performer RPM and RPM II would be overkill. Grrrrr, I don't know what to get... Whatever I get, I want to be happy with it with no regrets...
GTStang
01-10-2005, 10:12 PM
Another suggestion is the BBK SSI intake manifold. I love the way it looks and it performed well in Mags so far plus you'd be a lil different.
Also From what I have seen from Mag tests the SSI seems like an intake that is more than a performer/street heat and a lil less than a performer rpm/trackheat which sounds like ity might be perfect for you.
Also From what I have seen from Mag tests the SSI seems like an intake that is more than a performer/street heat and a lil less than a performer rpm/trackheat which sounds like ity might be perfect for you.
1990LXDropTop
01-10-2005, 10:25 PM
Another suggestion is the BBK SSI intake manifold. I love the way it looks and it performed well in Mags so far plus you'd be a lil different.
Also From what I have seen from Mag tests the SSI seems like an intake that is more than a performer/street heat and a lil less than a performer rpm/trackheat which sounds like ity might be perfect for you.
I thought about that one too, but I hate the way it looks and want to hear feedback about it from other stangers, but no one I know has one. I think I might go with the Performer RPM. The lower is identical to the regular performer and from what I hear it flows just as well as the performer throughout the rpm range, but makes more power 5000rpms+
Also From what I have seen from Mag tests the SSI seems like an intake that is more than a performer/street heat and a lil less than a performer rpm/trackheat which sounds like ity might be perfect for you.
I thought about that one too, but I hate the way it looks and want to hear feedback about it from other stangers, but no one I know has one. I think I might go with the Performer RPM. The lower is identical to the regular performer and from what I hear it flows just as well as the performer throughout the rpm range, but makes more power 5000rpms+
duplox
01-11-2005, 11:39 AM
I think I might go with the Performer RPM. The lower is identical to the regular performer and from what I hear it flows just as well as the performer throughout the rpm range, but makes more power 5000rpms+
Flow isn't everything, velocity and runner length come into play big time for low end torque.
Flow isn't everything, velocity and runner length come into play big time for low end torque.
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