Porting Stock Intake?
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Porting Stock Intake?
i've got an 82 F-150, stock carter YF, that is enemic to say the least, like all 1bbl trucks of this period.
My question is, is it even worth while to take a dremel type tool and port the intake under the carb out? or will i be harming low end grunt or MPG?
Also would porting the stock exhaust manifold, and exh ports help any either?
Any tips and help are appreciated!
My question is, is it even worth while to take a dremel type tool and port the intake under the carb out? or will i be harming low end grunt or MPG?
Also would porting the stock exhaust manifold, and exh ports help any either?
Any tips and help are appreciated!
Last edited by desperado_18_2000; Feb 15, 2003 at 12:44 AM.
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Porting Stock Intake?
In all honesty, doing this work, and investing that kind of time, not to mention that your truck would be off the road, really wouldn't be worth it, especially with how small of a gain you would see. Figure $200 for an Offey intake from JCWhitney, another $200 for a Holley 350cfm 2BBL from Summit, maybe $50 at the local junkyard for stock EFI exhaust manifolds and downpipe, and another $50 for gaskets and carb adaptor. $500, and you have ten times the performance that you could with stock intake and exhaust. Check out my gallery for what all this stuff looks like.
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Porting Stock Intake?
I've been wanting to swap to some EFI exhaust manifolds, and a 2bbl carb for the longest, i could just never remember who made the 2 or 4bbl manifolds for a six.
Thanks for the info, i'll start looking around.
Thanks for the info, i'll start looking around.
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