intake questions
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intake questions
I want to put a perfomance intake on my 94 F-150 (5.0). Someone told my I need to put a diferent throtle body on it to truly benefit fom this. Is this true? Also, the NPD catalog shows two diferent kits one w/mass air and one w/o mass air can anyone explain the diference between the two. Id like to get as much hp as possible from this so I want to do it right.
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The 5.0 supposedly has too large of an intake stock so I don't really know if you'd benefit from this. It would probably be better to get shorty headers and a 2 1/2 inch exhaust system. I'm not sure what year first got mass air but if you have it you'll have a sensor right after the air filter box on the way to the trottle body. If you don't have that then you have speed density.
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Yes.. The intake is the last thing that needs replacing on a stock 5.0 truck motor... just for comparison it has substantially more volume than the 5.0 car intake or the 5.8 truck intake. The exhaust system is the place to start on the F150's, specifically with longtube headers and new Y pipe and cat on the 5.0.
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I personally don't think the intake is worth changing at all. For the money you can get a lot more bang for your $$. Upgrade your cam to a mustang 5.0 roller, and then get a set of GT-40P heads or the AFR's everybody seems to like 'round here.
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what will the stock intake on a 95 pull up to in rpms? I have a 331 bottom end with dart heads i'm about to install. Will the stock intake go to 6000 rpm? I've ordered a setup to extend the rpm's on my trans.
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I think the stock intake would be fine. An Edelbrock or other aftermarket might be a better choice but I'm not sure.
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Originally Posted by Conanski
Yes.. The intake is the last thing that needs replacing on a stock 5.0 truck motor... just for comparison it has substantially more volume than the 5.0 car intake or the 5.8 truck intake...
