X-ram
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I am considering using this product on my '82 Crossfire Injection. Have been to the X-Ram Website. Does anyone have any experience with this product that they could share?
vr/Pat
I am considering using this product on my '82 Crossfire Injection. Have been to the X-Ram Website. Does anyone have any experience with this product that they could share?
vr/Pat
Last edited by 82SilvergreenVett; Feb 18, 2006 at 12:34 AM.
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There are several that have used it, on here, and most seem to like it. Personally I don't like the idea of the air/fuel mixture having to make a 180° turn at the carburetor flange. Also, I have yet to get the sense that the X-Ram is any better than my home ported stock manifold, or even as good. There is no doubt it will provide an improvement over stock...what wouldn't?
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The main advantage to the X-Ram as I see it is the ability to use a Crossfire fuel injection AND aftermarket heads to maximum benefit.
If you are still using the factory heads, then a ported factory Crossfire manifold should still work reasonably well. When you change out to heads with larger intake ports there is a real problem with the factory Crossfire intake manifold - it lacks the room to be ported to a sufficient size.
Of course you could always seek out one of the old Chevrolet/Edelbrock Z28 302 cross-ram intakes. Or for a fraction of what that will cost, you can go with the X-Ram. The X-Ram, with the factory Crossfire fuel injection throttle bodies, at least has the general appearance of looking like it belongs (until you get close). Yes, the X-Ram is probably not going to have the same ultimate power potential as the old Z28 cross ram intake.
Thomas
If you are still using the factory heads, then a ported factory Crossfire manifold should still work reasonably well. When you change out to heads with larger intake ports there is a real problem with the factory Crossfire intake manifold - it lacks the room to be ported to a sufficient size.
Of course you could always seek out one of the old Chevrolet/Edelbrock Z28 302 cross-ram intakes. Or for a fraction of what that will cost, you can go with the X-Ram. The X-Ram, with the factory Crossfire fuel injection throttle bodies, at least has the general appearance of looking like it belongs (until you get close). Yes, the X-Ram is probably not going to have the same ultimate power potential as the old Z28 cross ram intake.
Thomas
