Good 347 Article in 5.0 Mag

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The Mag with Oink's GF has a great article for those asking about 347 combos, including myself.

Instead of describing the article, you can read it, but it addresses AFR 165's vs 185's on a car with RPM II intake, (Forgot the cam) 1-3/4 longtubes, electric WP, etc. The results favored the 185's for that combo. I just liked the article b/c it is pertainent to something we are always talking about on here.


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RC

 

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I think I read that article, good info in there. Good looking out for us RC!

 

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i agree it was a good article but its almost a no brainer that 185's are better when you have alot of induction mods or more Cubes...

didnt they do one similar to that when they tested the same cam on a 302 and a 347?

they do a better job of tech stuff than most other mags ford biased or not..

 

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mstangfrk95GTS! said:

i agree it was a good article but its almost a no brainer that 185's are better when you have alot of induction mods or more Cubes...

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True, but they showed how there was NO loss down low with the torque, which we always question, and they used the RPM II intake, which we were all considering a "nice" intake for that app.

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It was a good read for sure, I just wish they would have used a better suited cam for that combo. The one they used was very small IMO for that application.

 

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i agree that they used a small cam , but i would like to see if they use the stock cam how much difference just the heads alone would make??? what i really want to know is waht would happen to my combo if i added cubes would my 165's really be a limiting factor ??i am not so sure

 

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Really if you look at the flow ratings between the 165's and the 185's, there is not that much of a difference. The exhaust flow is identical, and the intake is close, with the only advantage the 185 has is after .500" of lift. I read another article comparing the two heads (I think it was on a 306 or something, not a stroker) and there wasn't that much of a gain switching to 185's. I think with some porting then the 165's can outflow the 185's.

 

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yeah, but keep in mind that afr doesnt suggest porting bc they are a fully cnc'ed head.

 

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I couldn't believe they used such a small cam. That cam was smaller then my FTI cam!

 

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there's a good article here aboutAFR's 165 VS 165 Competition Porting package part#1404 head both on a 347. the only thing that sux is you need to be a paying member to be able to read after page 1.

 

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YEAHLOH95 said:

i agree that they used a small cam , but i would like to see if they use the stock cam how much difference just the heads alone would make??? what i really want to know is waht would happen to my combo if i added cubes would my 165's really be a limiting factor ??i am not so sure

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In their app, it wasnt "REALLY" limiting.. I think if YOU added more cubes with the blower, it would be.

I think for using a "small" cam, the numberslooked pretty good. Gives me some hope for close to 400 at the wheels if I use a better cam. (Since I can put longtubes on mine)

THere are so many different combos and whats/ifs with each test. Good to see that one is attainable for most of us if we wanted.

RC