It's a stock 360 in a 73 Ford f100 4x4 and I am going to start upgrading it. And I was wondering which one I should get,thanks.

 

For me, it's a truck. The regular Performer is fine, especially for torque. The RPM is worth more hp but I just made 400 with a regular Performer (it was port matched though).
The very first thing I would do if you are doing one thing at a time is get rid of the stock exhaust and go with headers. These engines are choked off at the exhaust. Free it up and you'll feel it in your seat.

 

x2 on turbohunter until you start upping the compression and cam work

 

The choice comes down to which upgrades you are going to do. Decide on what you want to end up with and choose products that will work for the end result.

You also need to be honest with yourself. You aren't going to be able to have a four wheel tire shredder that delivers 22 mpg on the highway, and it is a pretty safe bet that a mild 360 won't do either.

The best information is going to come from Edelbrock. They want their customers to be pleased with their products. They won't steer you wrong.

Read their information on both intakes and decide accordingly.

Roger Carter

 

what is the difference between the two ?

 

I am going to do 260h cam , and a 1405 edelbrock 600cfm 4 barrel carb. And I will do headers.

 

without going to the website myself, essentially the RPM has larger ports for more power... if the engine can suck the air and fuel through it, i.e. low compression= low suck...small cam=small suck

 

I believe the 73 360ci had 8.0-1 CR

 

So by your part selection you just want to warm it up a bit.
Then IMO (and you know what those are like) the Performer is great for you.
As Roger said, "be honest with yourself".
A warmed up 360 is a nice little engine but that's about it.
BTW I would do a compression test and make sure you have a good base to start with.
And above all else, HAVE FUN.

 

So does what I want to get work?

 

Sure it'll work.
It's a good little torque cam.
Sounds like you are being very conservative and you just want a nice running truck.

 

For the parts you have listed I would go with the Performer intake. You won't have any need for what the RPM has to offer.

You should have a real nice running 360.

One thing I didn't see listed was an ignition upgrade. If you haven't already converted to an electronic ignition now would be a good time. I am partial tp the Ford Duraspark, but any decent conversion will do the job. If your distributor is in good condition the Pertronix conversion is hard to beat. Reasonably prices and easy to install.

RC

 

Each intake will have an rpm range of power listed with it.

The RPM will breathe better at high rpm like 4000 up. The performer is better for a truck with normal driving. You want torque in a useable rpm range for what you plan to do with the truck. Sometimes the stock manifold is better just depends on what you want, fuel economy, pulling power, racing etc.

An intake is only a part of the process and changing one thing without changing others may not make the difference you are looking for.

As mentioned exhaust is usually the first choke point, I would go there first.

 

Do u have any idea at all where that would put me If did edelbrock intake the 260h cam, the 4 barrel carb,headers for HP and torque?

 

X2 on that.