O.K fellas I need advice on swapping out my 2bbl for a new intake and 4bbl. What is a good combo to go with and really don't want to break the bank. I'm currently taking the engine apart to clean and just decided to scrap the old intake and carb. Thanks
I had an Edelbrock street master on my 68 with a 390 it was a great intake I picked up at a swap meet for $50 and the carb was just one of the cheapo holley 600s but it made a huge difference and for under $300. Tons more power and a little better milage, if you have an automatic you need to make sure it is compatible with the kickdown linkage. You will hear a lot about holley vs edelbrock carbs I feel like is a matter of opinion both have goods and bads. I would just go with dual plane intake designed for low end touque and a carb of 650cfm or smaller. All of this is assuming you motor is currently stock.
-Johnboy
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If you just want more pep on a stock motor I'd toss a factory iron 4bbl intake on it with a 600ish CFM AFB and call it good. It'll be like night and day and all for about the $300 that was mentioned (and that's if you buy a NEW carburetor). Pick up a used one and you can do this for $100.
The guys that are suggesting putting on a factory cast iron intake must have never installed one with the motor in the truck. Chances are very good you can't install one with the engine in the truck unless you turn green and pop out of your clothes when you get mad.
All that aside, I've run the cast iron, and dual plane aluminum on 360/390's and I saw very little if any difference as far as performance.
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Yeah, installing a cast iron intake is a PITA. Go aluminum. Save some weight. Makes installation much easier and your engine lighter. A lot of people toss aftermarket aluminum intakes on their engines. I've seen a few on junkyard motors. Shouldn't be too hard to find one on the cheap.
People always look for ways to squeeze out a few more HP. Shave off some weight and you won't have as much to lug around. It's not that big of a difference in the overall scheme of things, but every little bit helps.
The guys that are suggesting putting on a factory cast iron intake must have never installed one with the motor in the truck.
Nah, done it more than once and I'm 140lbs of "hulk"
The idea is to work smart and not hard, so I use an engine hoist with a lift plate that bolts to the carb pad.
I'd call it a good excuse to buy a hoist. It's 285.95 for a performer through summit. Take $50 of that to buy an iron manifold and gasket set and teh other $230 to buy a hoist.
Nah, done it more than once and I'm 140lbs of "hulk"
The idea is to work smart and not hard, so I use an engine hoist with a lift plate that bolts to the carb pad.
Justin
I want to be just like you when I grow up.
I never thought about the engine hoist, but then again the weight of cast iron versus the weight of my 140 pounds was one of the selling points with my wife in order to score an edelbrock manifold.
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The truck is a standard. Thanks for the info. Guess I'll start making some calls to see what I can come up with. Don't really care about the weight so if the iron is alot cheaper I may go that way. Doing alot of little things to the truck so every penny helps.Thanks again....
Cast Iron can be found in PYP all day long. But 1/2 price day is the best time, sometimes I go and pull what I want then hide it till the sale
Be aware there are port matching issues though. If you get one off a old Tbird or ? early sixties you mayer have huge ports on the intake vs the heads.. no so bad when the other way around.
Cast Iron can be found in PYP all day long. But 1/2 price day is the best time, sometimes I go and pull what I want then hide it till the sale
Be aware there are port matching issues though. If you get one off a old Tbird or ? early sixties you mayer have huge ports on the intake vs the heads.. no so bad when the other way around.
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