Chevy intake recommendations
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2nd Gear
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Chevy intake recommendations
I have three different GM intakes and wondering the performance (power/torque) difference. Please give your comments are those worth of money or waste of time. I have a two engine options where I can set those. What kind of experience/findings you have. (sbc 327/300hp and sbc 400/402hp).
Cast iron GM 3844459.
Alum. GM 14057053.
Alum. GM 14007378.
I don't want to buy Edel or others cause low budget tuning ongoing.
Cast iron GM 3844459.
Alum. GM 14057053.
Alum. GM 14007378.
I don't want to buy Edel or others cause low budget tuning ongoing.
Burning Brakes
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I have three different GM intakes and wondering the performance (power/torque) difference. Please give your comments are those worth of money or waste of time. I have a two engine options where I can set those. What kind of experience/findings you have. (sbc 327/300hp and sbc 400/402hp).
Cast iron GM 3844459.
Alum. GM 14057053.
Alum. GM 14007378.
I don't want to buy Edel or others cause low budget tuning ongoing.
Cast iron GM 3844459.
Alum. GM 14057053.
Alum. GM 14007378.
I don't want to buy Edel or others cause low budget tuning ongoing.
Last edited by Dynra Rockets; Sep 25, 2018 at 08:29 AM.
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Thanks Your comments, I have run Carb. problems cause on that Cast iron Intake there is heat channels what are causing gas boiling. I have looked more closely those aluminium intakes and channel surface is smoother so I will big those.
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From: Little Rock AR
Aluminum intakes can block one side of the passage at the head mating surface with a thin piece of stainless steel shim stock slipped in with the gasket and the manifold still warms up pretty fast (good). Need to keep some heat on the choke coil side if you have that setup.
Cast iron intakes you can plug the non-choke stove side and reduce the heat with a heat shield/carb gasket setup and they still work. Takes the engine longer to warm up fully on cold starts with cast iron.
Cast iron intakes you can plug the non-choke stove side and reduce the heat with a heat shield/carb gasket setup and they still work. Takes the engine longer to warm up fully on cold starts with cast iron.
