Help me decide on an intake...

1990LXDropTop · #1 01-10-2005, 06:30 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 · #2 01-10-2005, 08:41 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.

1990LXDropTop · #3 01-10-2005, 08:55 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 · #4 01-10-2005, 09:12 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.

1990LXDropTop · #5 01-10-2005, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by GTStang

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+

duplox · #6 01-11-2005, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 1990LXDropTop

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.

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