5.0 shopping question
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5.0 shopping question
gathering parts for an efi conversion. Noticed on ebay, there seems to be 2 types of intakes, 1 with the ports in a straight line and 1 with them stagered (speaking of the ports between the upper and lower intake). Whats the difference between these and which one is better?
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There are too many manifolds for these engines. Generally the oval port inline manifold is a stock car manifold. Round staggerd tube type probably GT40. Rectangular staggerd, holley or trickflow. Rectangular straight, holley or stock truck. Just a few examples. Many aftermarket manufacturers used many different castings over the years. If its going on a truck, the stock truck manifold should be good (longer runners for better torque). Car manifolds are usually designed for upper rpm horsepower (shorter more open runners) Edelbrock makes a truck manifold but ive heard its not really worth the money. A few have installed mustang intakes and have been dissapointed by the loss of torque on their trucks.
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Oh, and the staggerd design is to help flow. If you look down the runners on a stock 5.0 mustang lower, a couple of the ports do a nasty dog leg. Staggering the port gives them a straighter shot. Gen 1 Lightnings used the GT40 intake but they also had a 351. Hey anybody try the new BBK SSI intake on a truck?
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Hello all!..
My very first post. I just got an old Ranger and I'm wanting to learn all I can to fix it up with my son.
As far as EFI... although it's not a truck site, my Mustang EFI conversion site may help with some generic information.
www.midnightdsigns.com/james
My very first post. I just got an old Ranger and I'm wanting to learn all I can to fix it up with my son.
As far as EFI... although it's not a truck site, my Mustang EFI conversion site may help with some generic information.
www.midnightdsigns.com/james
