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Joined: May 2003
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From: Wilmington DE
Big Block Manifold
The Edelbrock Torker II will fit. Get the choke horn milled off your carburetor and use a drop base air cleaner. If you haven't gotten your carburetor yet, you can get one all set up with horn milled from http://www.aedperformance.com for about the price of one not set up from Summit.
Pro
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Darwin, Australia NT
Ive got a discontinued Holley Street dominator singhle plane. I prefer it over the Torker II as it has longer runners. I extended the runners further into the plenum. With a big drop base 3" aircleaner, no choke horn I can even use a half inch spacer and fit under 1970 hood.
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Racer
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Springfield Massachusetts
Hey Big Dan i basicaly want a street driver with a little power i have 10 :1 compress. and a 520 comp magnum cam i wont be driving it every day as i am doing a frame off rest. but i do want to drive as many weekends as the weather will allow its a 4sp i believe my rear axel ratio is in the 308 to 356 range i could not read the suffix i did a quick turn on the wheel to drive shaft but it was to uncomfortable thanks for your time
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From: Sierra Foothills CA
Javier,
The Torker II will fit as has been stated. Just a heads up- Edelbrock techs said it would improve power output enough to drop .2-.3 from 1/4mile ET but warned me that it would also be likely to cause a stumble as you accelerate from idle. One of our big block members, Zwede if I remember right, had exactly that problem & couldn't tune it out. I just wanted you to go forth with your eyes wide open. Good luck.
The Torker II will fit as has been stated. Just a heads up- Edelbrock techs said it would improve power output enough to drop .2-.3 from 1/4mile ET but warned me that it would also be likely to cause a stumble as you accelerate from idle. One of our big block members, Zwede if I remember right, had exactly that problem & couldn't tune it out. I just wanted you to go forth with your eyes wide open. Good luck.
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Racer
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Springfield Massachusetts
thanks to all for the input, Big Dan are you using an aluminum or cast intake I thought that the 427 were square port and 454 were oval if Im wrong I will look for a 427 intake thanks
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2001
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From: Moro IL
The intake he was refeering to was the 68-69 corvette 427 390hp or L-36 intake which is a large oval port aluminum intake with a spreadbore pattern. I've run one for a few years now and I do like it. They are kinda rare so expect to pay between 200 and 300 bucks for one, your power range on them is about 1500-5300 rpm. I have a torker 2 in my basement but I wouldn't trade my L-36 for it, the L-36 is a better street intake on a stock-mild 454.
Pat Kunz
Pat Kunz
Drifting
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From: Valencia (near LA) CA
I have a Torker II and it seems to work fine. It is a very tight fit! See my sig for dyno results.
Does anyone know if the Barry Grant Tripple D will fit? And if it will perform better than a TorkerII?
If nothing else it sure will look cool!
~Jay
Does anyone know if the Barry Grant Tripple D will fit? And if it will perform better than a TorkerII?
If nothing else it sure will look cool!
~Jay
Heel & Toe
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: St. louis MO.
The 68-69 intakes the only oval ports al intake that I know of . It took me 3 months to find it. The torker II didn't have any power till the 2500 rpm range and with the 3.08 gears it was not a good combination. The other option i was considering was a GMPP intake ( I dont have the # with me) is .5 taller than my torker. I had .5" clearence between the stock open element air cleaner and the hood. If I changed 3"x14" element 2.5" and cuting down or removing the chock air horn I think it will fit. Have you checked the clearence you have now .
