Im going to use a Parker Funnel web on my 342 stroker...i used it on a 306 at my old shop that had ported rpm heads with an Xcam and it made 367...not to bad....hoping to make closer to 500 with my set up...but any how just wanted know if anyone else has used them and what you all thought of them...
I bought one, but never used it. I went to a 351 instead. I wish I could have used it, it looked like it would flow like crazy.
yeah they make on average out of the box 20hp more than the super victor depending on combination...just wanted to see one in a maverick...hoed someone had use it...
Have you had it on a maverick before? Mine wouldn't clear the hood, even with the smallest air cleaner I could find (Edelbrock pro flo).
no i havent thats why i posted the thread...just wanted to see how it worked in the engine bay...i was already planny on getting a cowl hood anyhow.
I ran one for a while ended up replacing it with a duel plane Stealth and picked up some. Unless you have a huge set of heads and large headers I dont think you can get the velocity out of it.
well not all so much...like i said in earlier post we had a 306 with out of the box stage one edlbrock RPM heads nothing crazy and an x303 cam and it made just shy of 370hp...thats not a lot of motor nor head...now i would never put that manifold on a stock motor with just headers and a carb...then im sure it would be a pooooch....and of course you need a loose converter unless your a stick car. and gears
Monster Mav, the edelbrock pro flo filter I found on a google search doesn't look small at all and it's not a drop base. Can you be more specific on what filter it was and how close it was to the hood? I know this is an old thread, sorry. I really think the Parker will work well with my combo.
Yeah I'm pretty sure my 347 would love it but the fact that it's 1.75" taller than a victor jr has me worried it wont fit under my hood with the 1/2" nitrous plate. I may end up using the victor jr for now because I already have it and research the pfw a little more for when I change my heads and cam next year. I'm wondering it's possible to mill an inch or more off of the top of the parker and add my nitrous plate on there making it only a half inch or so shorter than it was originally?
Thats just dyno numbers. A victor jr. or performer rpm would have beat the parker until just the peak and would have put down 20 or more ft pds torque. Peak horsepower dont mean crap if you lose all the way and give up all the torque. Parker would shine with minimum 331 and lots of rpm. Still you would need a loose converter to keep the engine where it needed to be.
Yeah. I read a magazine dyno shootout a long time ago between the Funnel Web, Victor and Air-Gap duel plane. The Air-Gap beat both by a large HP/Torque margin up to the mid 5000's. Between the Funnel Web and the Victor it was neck and neck till north of 6500 RPM where the Web pulled ahead by 20 or so HP. This test was on a stroked Windsor with good heads. It was a 393 or 408 can't remember.
yep.. average torque can often beat peak power if the combo is well matched. I've known quite a few locals running that manifold and it's really funny how they talk it up at first.. and then end up with another mfgrs manifold bolted on by the next season(or even sooner). They sure do look beasty though! I'll eventually be modding the hell out of mine to get it running better at lower rpm ranges and will gladly share changes in runner cfm/velocity printouts along with some real world dyno testing to see if I can make the thing run like it should. Sometimes.. extra aluminum and epoxy is your best friend with manifolds like these.
Just don't see many Ford guys using the Funnel Web at the strip.........if you are going to be using this car on the street I'd rethink using the Funnel Web. I've seen a lot of dyno tests with the Funnel Web and Super Victor and out of the box the Funnel Web makes a few more HP above 7000.............but below 3500 there is almost nothing. I run a mod'd Super Victor on my 408 and with some very old heads and 1-7/8 stepped headers did 642 @ 6800 and 544lbft @ 5700....................if you are going to be racing only then go ahead but really think some bigger intake runners because the Edelbrock's are a little on the small side.............................IMHO
