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89ripper

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My question pertains to an intake swap i made, i used to have the cobra intake and then i changed to a trick flow track heat. I have edelbrock performer heads, with a f303 cam, oh and its an automatic. I do realize the f cam is too big for my combo which i am planning on getting a custom fti eventually. I was able to do a best of 13.7 with a 104 trap speed, off of the cobra intake, which i though was pretty good for what little tuning i had done to it. Since the intake swap , which i had done because i thought it would be more for the cam's power range, i had gone back to the track and all i have been able to get are some sh1ty times. My best so far has been a 13.8 @ 97. I also upgraded the fuel system( aeromotive competition kit), and i had attributed my power loss to this but now i am starting to think its the intake. My 60 ft times are not the greatest about 2.2 sec, which i had gotten before so i know im still the same off the line, however it doesnt seem quite as torquey as before. Am i alright with the trick flow intake, or should i go back to the cobra, i wouldn't think the intake is too big for what i have but maybe i am wrong.
 

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or could it be a timing issue...... when i was at the track it was set kinda low
about 11 degrees, would this have that big of an effect on trap speed?
 

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What heads are you running. Looking at comparison graphs the track heat intake doesn't make as much torque as the street heat, and the cobra makes better low end. Do you need the extra airflow?
 

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im running edelbrock performer heads with 1.94 valves, 6037, i was apprehensive when i bought the intake because, i figured with the type of cam i was running which has more top end, i would need the extra airflow, however if i am running these type of heads then there would be no need for this sort of intake, i am better off at switching it back to the cobra am i right?
 
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What gear and stall are you running?
 

89ripper

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im running 3.73 gears and its a stallion 9.5 inch converter, i think its around 2800
 
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