Performer Air gap VS. Weiand Stealth intake

Yeah...
The Torker 289 is the best IMO.
Torker 2 or Torker 302 is crap and is not really very mild when you look at plenum and runner size.
The Weiand is a little milder than the T-289, but close.
The Holley single plane is comparable to the old Torker.
The Offy is a little wilder than the others, but still mild compared to the Victors or the old B&A Spider.
The old Streetmaster is too small IMO.

In 94 the RPM came out and I fell for the idea that it would give me more torque and the same rpm level that I got with the Torker 289. That is what they promise...
I was disappointed. I gained little if any torque, the engine revved slower, and was lazy after 2500 rpm. I kept the brand new manifold on the car for about a week. A 2" open spacer helped a little, but the Torker 289 went back on and the RPM was sold to another sucker.
I am a believer in the mild SPs even with a small cam...
With a C4, stock 'verter, 218 @.050" cam, 700 Holley... the T-289 would overwhelm the tires, any more torque would have been counter-productive. (not the combo that I used the RPM on)
Dave

 

I ran a Torker 289 back in the '70's. You definitely need stiffer rear gears so it revs up quicker, didn't make much power below 4000 rpm, 'course the rediculous cam I had didn't help any either.

 

It was the cam.
I have used the T289 with big, medium, and small cams.
It worked well with all, but the cam size played the main role in rpm power band.
I had a fairly large cam when I did the Torker to RPM swap, that is one reason I was looking for some added bottom end. The RPM just choked the cam IMO. I had 3.00 gears was my problem. A swap back to the Torker and the addition of 4.11s cleared up my problems. On a small cam, you can go as low as 3.00 gears and still have streetable torque from my experience.
Dave

 

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i really like the weiand stealth. i dont know how it fits under the hood of a maverick, but id assume its not a problem. i will tell you that i know of 2 "289/302" street machines that ran like bats outta hell with an edelbrock performers on their engines. they made the uprgrade to the stealth intake.. and both were overwhelmed by the performance boost. lol...i am the proud recipient of one that performer intake, that keeps getting passed on. but soon i will be getting a stealth of my own . it doesnt hurt your bottom end torque @ all if youve got any kind of cam. but it'll give you an additional 1000 rpms.
do not be intimidated by that intake. its a fine street intake. i cant comment on an air gap intake, as ive never seen one on a ford. but you wont go wrong with a stealth.. assuming it fits under hood.