Best Intake Period...?

projectfiveo · Jul 18, 2010

Im in the market for a intake, which is the best one to buy? I like the trick flow but ive hears gt40 tubular is best? Thanks in advance.

95Vert383AOD · Jul 18, 2010

Eeeh i used a Track heat...loved it....But alot of people swear my the Holley Systemax....if you can find one!!! Personally I have a 351 so i just use a 351 efi intake and havent done the 302 thing in years. Trickflow does probably have the widest array of intakes you could ever want for your 302.

281pony · Jul 19, 2010

there is no one best intake period.

Blandnuts · Jul 19, 2010

95Vert383AOD · Jul 19, 2010

281pony said:
there is no one best intake period.

Yeah Ide say its based on application....the pushrod 5.0 has been around so long that you're probably looking at the best offerings for intake you will ever see. Some will Net a couple more HP and lose TQ and vise versa...But they're all pretty good. Outside of the Chinese stuff...But i can gurantee you that one day even the Chinese will start making aggressively competitive intakes/ heads at some point. Hell they produce more stuff than America.

TenorPlayinGuy · Jul 19, 2010

yep, one intake is perfect to N/A, another perfect to Supercharged/turbo/leaf blower.

it all depends, what you wanna do, where you wanna rev, what your gonna use it in, etc etc etc. Can't go wrong with the trick flow intakes, I think their lowers flow the best. I love my OE Cobra intake, but the lower sucked, so it was ported by fox lake. The GT40 tube is great, but if you can find one... the vortech/saleen is great"if you can find one"... holley systemax... if you can find one. but... it all truly depends what you want your car/engine/foot to do.

NIKwoaC · Jul 19, 2010

Why do you guys keep saying, "if you can find one"? You can still buy the Holley new...

1986-93 Mustang 5.0L Holley Systemax Ii Intake Manifold Kit at LRS - Same Day Shipping!

Like said above, there is no one "best" intake. It all depends on your combo and your goals.

NIKwoaC · Jul 19, 2010

Blandnuts said:
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Haha, WTF?

90lxcoupe · Jul 19, 2010

95Vert383AOD said:
But i can gurantee you that one day even the Chinese will start making aggressively competitive intakes/ heads at some point.

Will never happen, they have had plenty of time to try and get in the US market and have the chinese stuff that has been on the market, is junk

stykthyn · Jul 19, 2010

half the FRPP and other performance catalogues comes from China

OP, what is your set up? Need to know what you are working with before anyone can suggest an intake.

BigmacK192 · Jul 19, 2010

I love my TF Street Heat.

AFR 165's, B cam, 1.6 Crane Cam Rockers, full exhaust, 70mm TB, stock air box. It's a good combo.

What are you running? What do you want to do, power wise?

Dino Dino Bambino · Jul 19, 2010

90lxcoupe said:
Will never happen, they have had plenty of time to try and get in the US market and have the chinese stuff that has been on the market, is junk

Give the Chinese a few years and their quality will be top notch like the Japanese and Koreans. The latter also produced junk in their early manufacturing years but look at them now.

90lxcoupe · Jul 19, 2010

stykthyn said:
half the FRPP and other performance catalogues comes from China

And what does everyone say about the chinese cobra intakes? that they are junk, professional products is also chinese and the castings are terrible and need clean up work in the ports to be equal to the design that they ripped off

you cant really compare the chinese stuff to edelbrock, holley, or trick flow when it comes to quality and performance

stykthyn · Jul 19, 2010

90lxcoupe said:
And what does everyone say about the chinese cobra intakes? that they are junk, professional products is also chinese and the castings are terrible and need clean up work in the ports to be equal to the design that they ripped off

you cant really compare the chinese stuff to edelbrock, holley, or trick flow when it comes to quality and performance

not trying to sway people away from the US brands, just stating that half the crap that those very same companies are selling are made in china with a shiney sticker placed over the made in china stamp.

90lxcoupe · Jul 19, 2010

which companies? and what products are you talking about? whered you find that out

stykthyn · Jul 19, 2010

Over the years I have purchased items from summit, jegs, FRPP, and Holley only to find they were cast/assembled in other countries. Heads/intakes may be finished in america, but the the rough cast comes from elsewhere. Items purchased have been heads, intakes, fuel pumps, and various device controllers.

projectfiveo · Jul 19, 2010

my setup is going to be 306 gt 40 worked heads with trickflow springs and 1.7 rr, trick flow stage 2 cam, on3 turbo, and im not sure if i will be using stock pistons or not yet, if anyone would chime in there also.

russ1979 · Jul 19, 2010

if your going to be running gt style heads and want it to be a street style car i would go with a gt-40 or cobra intake. it will make more tq.

if your looking at a strip screamer then go with a intake with bigger ports ie the holley, rpm2 and so on

russ1979 · Jul 19, 2010

never mind i missed the turbo being put on.

get your self a holley intake.

projectfiveo · Jul 19, 2010

holley over trick flow? every high horsepower stang i see with turbo or super charged runs gt40 tubular seems like...but damn there hard to find..

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