Hey guys, One other question i have for you all is what do you think of edelbrock intake manifolds. I know they are good and maybe the best for carbed engines, but i am referring to intake maniflods for EFI engines. In paticular, the 95 302 truck engine. Does anyone have one? Do you like it and/or the results recieved? What kind of power gains did you get, if any.

 

I've got an Eddie EFI truck intake on 95 model 5.0 powered truck and like it alot. My truck feels alot stronger from 2300 rpm on up but I also went to a BBK 56mm throttle boday at the same time so can't tell if you it made all the power increases by itself, plus I already had full exhaust including headers before installing the intake so I'm sure that helped out too.

If you want check out my gallery, I've got pics of one installed.

 

To: 95 f150... Very nicely done. You have done almost everything i want to do... Electric fans, bbk tb, Edelbrock manifold, underdrive pullies, and headers. Do you have any idea how much horse/tq it puts out now? I assume that stock you had about 205hp and 275tq. But now??? Thanks for posting the pics/ "Inspiration" for me! By the way i bet it sounds great too...

 

Thanks for the compliment, I've never dynoed it before but can tell you it feels stronger than my sis's chebby truck thats "rated" at 285hp.

 

My 351 based 393 stroker is getting one of those intakes. I read around a bit and found everybody liked them.

 

Wow!! That is one SWEET engine bay - lot's of very impressive goodies! Nice job all the way around. Any chance that you could, would, might get that sucker dyno'd. I'd love to see what the numbers are 'cause you have pretty much done exactly what I am planning to do (just a matter of $$$$$, of course).

Again, nice work!

Cheers!

Mike

 

Which one of us are you refering to? lol

 

The Edl's work very well....much better over stock. However, a GT-40 setup has been proven to be the best for a truck, 302 or 351, and even for many storked applications. The long runners on a GT-40 setup aid in producing an excellent torque curve (especially at lower RPMs) which is great for a street driven rig.
My brother and I did a GT-40 swap on his 94 F-150 4x4 Ext Cab 5.0 and it makes great power, much better than the stock setup.
He picked up the upper, lower, EGR spacer and 65mm throttle body, for less than the Edlebrock setup, off of Ebay. I programed a chip for him, and the thing pulls way better than my 90 351 EFI. This is with the stock rotating assmebly, stock heads, and E303 cam.
Keep in mind, this is not a bolt on and go, swap. There are a few things that need to be altered to accept the GT-40 intakes. The TPS and emissions soleniods need to be relocated, and the throttle cable and bracket need to be replaced with one from a 93-95 Lightning (this can be purchased from Ford). The t-cable bracket needs to come from a 93-95 Lightning as well as a the throttle body and EGR spacer.
If you're looking to just bolt on and go, then the Edlebrock is a great choice for power improvement and even some expandability.
But if you're looking for max performance one a street driven rig, then the GT-40 might be better suited for your application, if you don't mind a little extra installation work. This is what his looks like...

 

Another question, will a mustang H.O. intake manifold fit a 5.0 F150 engine. I know the inlet/throttle body is kinda out of place, but i just want to know if it will bolt up correctly. I saw a good deal on one today at the swap meet here in st. louis: It was an intake manifold for a 5.0 mustang H.O. almost new for 50 bucks including a new fuel pressure regulator, mass airflow meter, and misc brackets/hoses for the throttle cable, and intake plumbing, of course all for a mustang. Just wanted to know if it would work...

 

You don't want that.

 

I talked to a guy yesterday that upgraded to Edl intakes, and he made the same HP and less torque.

Ryan from fordfuelinjection recommeded to stay with the stock intakes unless you're going with GT-40's.

 

Good, I am glad i didn't waste the money. A fifty saved is a fifty earned.

 

MustangGT221 - My original comment was directed to 95 F150. That being said, I have also been following your stroker build up for quite some time now. I have not been able to contribute to your posts etc. 'cause your project is way out of my league. I have checked your gallery several times and I am most impressed with the work that you are doing as well. I am anxiously waiting for your "it's alive" posting once you get the beast all buttoned up!

Cheers!

Mike

 

Blurry94, I wonder what caused you buddies truck to lose power by switching to an Edlebrock intake? my truck feels ALOT stronger from the Eddie intake.


MRL123 , thanks for the compliment it runs pretty strong

 

I don't know why it made less torque. He did say that nothing else was changed when he did it though. Come to think of it, the thing idled rough. He said he installed a roller cam from a Mustang, however, that cam should idle nice and smooth...who knows.

I talked to my brother ealier today and he said that his rig has much more power all over the power curve with his GT-40 set up and a program I made. I'm going to visit him and a couple of months to visit and I'm bringing laptop and logger to see what else I can get out of that brick. It's a 94 F-150 ext cab 4x4 5.0, and it also had an E303 cam, 1.7 rr's, headers and exhaust. He's also using the PCM, MAF and 30lb injectors from my GEN 1 Lightning MA conversion kit I used to run.