intake manifold question

I'm assuming you're referring to the Professional Products Typhoon? I bet you'd see 10-15 HP tops, but you'll probably lose your low end torque.

mustangking101 said:

i want to buy a power plus intake manifold soon for my 94 stang. its only 300 dollars and it says it offers the same amount of horsepower as a edelbrock rpm intake so how much horsepower would that actually be? around 20hp? thanks

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Your heads, cam, intake should match for the best efficiency of making power. Combining parts that work in different "rpm windows" make less power than they should.


Im not gonna say to not buy the typhoon, but just dont expect it to perform at its best. But the good thing is later on when u upgrade the heads, your intake is already set to go.



Think of your final combination you'd like to have....and work towards it.

I'd be willing to bet in this economy, you could probably get your hands on an Edelbrock Performer for about the same price used. I had a performer on my last car with pretty much stock motor and I loved it! It definately had better low end than the stock manifold and it pulled nicely through the RPM range.

I hear mixed reviews on the Typhoon.. I believe it's a gamble as to whether you get a good one or one that needs a little work before installation.

Good luck!

The_Mustang said:

I'd be willing to bet in this economy, you could probably get your hands on an Edelbrock Performer for about the same price used. I had a performer on my last car with pretty much stock motor and I loved it! It definately had better low end than the stock manifold and it pulled nicely through the RPM range.

I hear mixed reviews on the Typhoon.. I believe it's a gamble as to whether you get a good one or one that needs a little work before installation.

Good luck!

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I got my polished typhoon used for $200 shipped.


And if u want a performer...then u dont "want" a typhoon. If u want a performer RPM...then u can consider a typhoon. Apples to apples.


Everyone says typhoons can come rough....but has anyone proved u need to correct one that has flaws? Before and after dyno/times down a track? Its good to say its in tip top shape, but at the end of the day if its only a small amount of HP thats affected.......u have to ask yourself does it really matter


Just looking for a bit more than people saying "oh its a gamble and u might have to correct a few things in the runners" and more like someone who ran it out of the box, had poor performance, went back corrected something, and got a gain out of it.

Not so much in the runners, I've seen first hand people install these intakes and not have them seal on the heads for crap. They ended up having to get the lower machined a little so it was flat.

And I understand that the Typhoon is a direct copy of the Performer RPM, but it was suggested and is common knowledge that the standard Performer is a better compliment to stock and near stock combinations. Unfortunately, Professional Products are too stupid to realize this and go ahead and offer a Peformer version of the upper intake. Either that or Edelbrock warned them to stay away from their designs or else...lol