intake manifold questions

sgarrelts01 said:

I am really leaning towards a custom, but what are some good cam choices out of the box.

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The CompCams XE grinds and some of the Anderson FM grinds are probably the best off-the-shelf cams. For custom cam grinds the names Jay Allen, Ed Curtis, and Buddy Rawls come to mind.

The_Mustang said:

the performer outflows ALL other street intakes out there, end of story. And they are super cheap if you buy them used, I had one and loved it. And I recommend it to everyone. And when polished they looks sick!

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The Performer certainly outperforms all the other long runner intakes (Stock GT, GT40, Explorer, Cobra, TFS Street Burner, BBK SSI) but not all street intakes in general. I'd still consider the Holley Systemax II, Eddy Performer RPM II, TFS Track Heat, and BBK SSI-R as street intakes even though they have shorter runners that favor the higher rpm performance that's required on the strip.
As for the looks, I painted mine (bought for $182 in ebay) with heat-resistant aluminium paint and it looks like this:

Here's my old Eddy, polished by yours truely:

sgarrelts01 said:

I am really leaning towards a custom, but what are some good cam choices out of the box.

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Careful how much you spend on an off the shelf cam. IMO if im gonna spend near the amount i would for a custom....i just go custom because of the added benefit of gaining the guidance of the professional.


AFM cams have great results, but they're expensive. So why not just go custom at that point ya know

The_Mustang said:

Here's my old Eddy, polished by yours truely:

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Crikey, it looks like you've polished the whole engine bay there Mark. Very nice, and clean enough to eat dinner off it!