cobra vs trickflow intake.

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What is your pick for a basic stock 5.0 with full exhaust and 3.55 gears. The trickflow street heat and cobra intake are about the same price.

 

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ufctv said:

What is your pick for a basic stock 5.0 with full exhaust and 3.55 gears. The trickflow street heat and cobra intake are about the same price.

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... Think I would have bought the Cobra intake... Depending what you like, but the Cobra Looks a little "cleaner" on the top of your engine, and towerbraces etc fits better... If you planning bigger engine upgrades later, the TFS intake got bigger TB opening, 75mm. ( I run the TFS, ..but.. I think the cobra looks better.. Just Me.

 

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I like the look of the TFS Intake, and after seeing that MMFF article showing the port matching of the upper and lower intakes I realy appreciate what they give you for your hard earned dollars.

 

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ufctv said:

What is your pick for a basic stock 5.0 with full exhaust and 3.55 gears. The trickflow street heat and cobra intake are about the same price.

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If it were mine and the engine was basically completely stock... I would buy a Cobra Intake. I like the look better, and its more impressive to more people to see the words "Cobra" under the engine bay than it is to see "Trick Flow"... IMO

This is probably because the larger portion of the population know mustangs and quick, but cobras are FAST... and they don't what Trick Flow is at all.

Besides, you will receive pretty much the same performance from either one on a stock engine.

The question is, why do you ask for our opinion? Are you asking for future mods to get the most power? Asking which one do people think looks best? what?

 

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Cobra! Looks better and with a little work ( Extrude Hone and porting) they will flow with the absolute best!

Search on ebay for a good deal.

 

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Trick Flow is my vote, you can get both intakes for a great deal on ebay. you know it's just how 86 gt stang said, if you're not trying to run bigger upgrades in the future then cobra would be a safe bet but nobody can just stop putting mods on their car. i know i can't. i think the black powercoated tfs intake looks soo clean with some powdercoated black valve covers.

 

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The Cobra does look better but the TFS intake has more potential for future upgrades. You can't go wrong with either one really but for the buck the Street heat is definately better in my opinion. The black powdercoating also looks awsome too.
Kevin

 

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Sicarius428 said:

The Cobra does look better but the TFS intake has more potential for future upgrades. You can't go wrong with either one really but for the buck the Street heat is definately better in my opinion. The black powdercoating also looks awsome too.
Kevin

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I agree, i was going to go with a cobra intake, but i think trickflow has me now. After reading the artical in mmff and hearing from t-moss that the ports on the new cobra intakes are messy, im goin trickflow!

 

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Trickflow it is .

 

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for a modified engine which is better trick flow or cobra? also on ebay this is the first time i heard this, that the explorer manifold has better flow than a cobra manifold is this true or bs he using to sell the product.

 

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The Explorer and Cobra flow essentially the same. The new Cobra runners are not that bad, just not what the originals where.

 

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cobra is good up to 400hp from I have been told. so if you don't plan on getting near that anytime soon, go with the cobra. you can pick one up on ebay pretty good price.

 

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If i can get an explorer intake dirt cheap bottom and top with spacer would it be worth it to grap it?

 

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That would not be a bad way to go. Then when you do demand more flow later, send it in to tmoss and have him port it.
Kevin