I need a new intake manifold and found this on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2468153698&category=36474 For the money it seems pretty good. I was thinking about getting an E-brock Air gap but I didn't think it came in a single plane. This is single plane, air gap, and only $150. I wonder how the quality is.
I believe it's a Performer RPM copy, made in China. With a good clean-up (deburring and minor porting), I hear they work pretty well for the money. But, please DYODD. www.google.com Good luck, Rick
They make a performer rpm copy too. This one is more of an air gap/victor jr. copy. I like the idea with the single plane and air gap. I haven't even seen edelbrocks version of this one yet. I think I will order one next payday. I haven't seen any bad reviews on ebay or any of the Mustang sites.
check out article at http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2003/12/efiintake/index.shtml If you don't want to read entire article I copied one paragraph that might answer your question. Inspection reveals the cost savings. The intake is nowhere near as cleaned up as its Edelbrock counterpart. The port openings are irregular and inconsistent in size, and there is considerable casting flash in the runners. Visually it appears the mating surfaces are square, but we wouldn't be surprised if they run wider tolerances than domestic product. Nevertheless the problems are not insurmountable. Most guys may be willing to sacrifice a couple hours of cleanup time with a die grinder for $ in the bank. We spent a little time gasket matching the port openings, and cleaning up excessive flash.
for an rpm power range from 3000 to 8000 it is about worthless for a street car. besides if you dont build up your bottom half you will only have power from about 3000 to 4800. not much of a power band. if you plan to put it on a race car i suppose it would be ok.and as far as polishing goes.....i know from experiance it will take you a better part of 25 to 30 hours to get a good polish on it. plus about 58.00 dollars for the kit to do it. thats available thru eastwood company and comes with everything you need. IMO if your engine is built stock or barely over stock i wouldnt recommend this intake unless your going to race round track with it. thats about all its good for. if have seen way too many missmatched intake, carb and cam applications on too many street cars. the biggest problem with most muscle cars is the fact that the owners try dumping fuel in them because they think they need tons of fuel, mainly happens with carbs more than anything. i have a friend that has a 350 chevy motor in his 70 nova with dual 750 secondary vacumms and the engine is barley overstock. all he is doin is flooding the thing out. chevy motors cannot handle fuel like ford motors can. back the the problem at hand......if you have a barley overstock motor find something in its rpm range you will be much happier in the long run plus you will be able to use the intake to its full potential.
power plus manifold Hello. these manifolds are made by Professional Products. I saw somewhere else that they also make EFI intakes and alum heads for sm block ford. Will try to find out more.
I knew these were made in China and probably not up to the Quality of edelbrock. But the last Edelbrock I got wasn't up to standards anyways and was tossed in the garbage after a year and I bought a Weiand. The thing I like about this intake is that it is a SINGLE plane and has The AIRGAP. Which I have not seen a Edelbrock equivalent of. My car is nowhere near or even barely stock. It is a 347 stroker with Twisted wedge heads, a roller cam conversion with Lunati 51014. Plus a nitrous system. I have heard a single plane is better for nitrous applications which is why I am looking for a single plane. A power range of 3000 to 8000 would be fine for my car.
While it is nice to save a little money, that money you save sends jobs overseas. Think of your own job going to China because the standard of living there is so low, and I think you will rethink buying cheap Chinese knock-offs. If new is too expensive, buy one used. I am also not convinced the air gap really adds anything of significance. Pontiac started doing it in about 1959....
Well, now I am looking at the edelbrock torker II manifold. Seems to be in my rpm range, single plane, and only $179 from jeg's.
While it is nice to save a little money, that money you save sends jobs overseas. Think of your own job going to China because the standard of living there is so low, and I think you will rethink buying cheap Chinese knock-offs. If new is too expensive, buy one used. I am also not convinced the air gap really adds anything of significance. Pontiac started doing it in about 1959....
Keep the money here. I'm with the other guys. I think it's worth the extra 50 bucks to get a nicer product, support the company responsible for such a nice product being available, and keep the money on our side of the pond. Also if you have a speed shop around you, I think it's a good idea to buy from them rather than Summit or Jegs. Nothing wrong with the big mail order giants, but if we don't throw our local guys a few buck every now and again, they won't be able to stay open and there goes the hotrod shop. Just my opinion.
The local hot rod shop (the only one left that is decent size at least) can close up, now for all I care. A bunch of now it all/now nothing, seem bothered when you ask for a part dumbasses. I would rather mail order than buy from this shop called Loper's. We used to have a Supershops here that was pretty good but closed up about 9 years ago.
