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Intake manifold/ general mod advice

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I have a 1990 gt with full exhaust (shorty headers/off road h pipe/ Flowmaster cat back) and I have a cold air intake and 75mm throttle body waiting to be installed.

I was thinking about purchasing a trickflow street burner intake manifold too but would it make sense to install that even tho I still have stock heads? Are there any other pieces I should purchase and install at the same time?

Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated.
 

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wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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My advice would be to research what heads and possibly cam would compliment that intake, just the intake alone will likely just make your horse into a dog with stock heads.
JMO, I sure others will chime in.
 

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No need for others to chime in.He was only asking for General Mod advice.

Your the General, your a Mod...done deal.
 
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IMHO, no at this time you don't need that intake. If you are planning better heads down the road you can certainly run it, but that intake, and the 75mm TB are a bit "big" for a stock head/cam car.

If you were planning on keeping the car relatively stock for the foreseeable future, I would recommend an early (with the EGR) explorer intake manifold and early explorer 65mm TB. You can usually get that all for under $200 and it will be a nice match for the stock heads/cam.

Now, if you told me a year from now you were planning an Aluminum headed 331 with a radical cam, i'd change my answer. Really it's your call as to where you realistically see yourself going with future plans, and how to prep for it.
 
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