Is a Power+Plus Typhoon intake the same as a performer?

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I heard someone say that they are basically the same without the brand name. If this is the case, I think I might just get the typhoon with the polished finished, since i'm having trouble finding the edelbrock in a polished version. What do you think?

 

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They are supposed to be the same as the Eddy Performer RPM intake. There have been problems with people not being able to get the T-stat housing to seal properly on the typhoon intakes (RC) and I've ***heard*** about poor castings on the intakes too but I have never seen one in person to justify this. All in all... yes the typhoon is the same as the performer RPM

 

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do not put it on stock heads and cam

 

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Its a copy cat of the RPM intake by edelbrock. Do NOT buy that professional products made in china garbage!! Buy the real thing if you want an intake mnaifold.

 

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it is fine to buy especially if you want a cheap foundation for a ported RPM.... liek to run with AFRs or trick flows and sping it a lil [past 6000

the lower does have a bit of casting flas, but a dremel can clean this easily.

 

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Grn92LX said:

Its a copy cat of the RPM intake by edelbrock. Do NOT buy that professional products made in china garbage!! Buy the real thing if you want an intake mnaifold.

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There's NOTHING wrong with it if you want to save some $$ and have it polished...but as said, is not good for stock applications.

The "problem" that Zach (1105) is referring to only occurred when I used the aftermarket chrome water neck....and only after it was on awhile...it warped.!
When I got a $10 Steel one from Pep Boys, it held nicely...going on about 8-9 months now.

RC

 

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I prefer not to support china when I could support America where the REAL manifold is made. Thats the main problem for me aside from the poor quailty I read about but given its cheap and made in china, i'd expect that Just figured i'd get my $.02 in

 

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Grn92LX said:

I prefer not to support china when I could support America where the REAL manifold is made. Thats the main problem for me aside from the poor quailty I read about but given its cheap and made in china, i'd expect that Just figured i'd get my $.02 in

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No question the casting is not of A-1 Standards, but if youre going to say you'd "rather not support China", you'd better ditch 1/2 your car!

RC

 

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I just put one on my neighbors car.

When I first torqued it down, you could see where it was and was not sealed (after going through the torque sequence 5 times). I took a straight edge to it and looked like sine wave. After I milled the sides 0.040" because of the casting flaws, it fit fine.

It's hit or miss with the Chinese stuff.

Joe

 

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Good to know that it is like the RPM. That could have been a big mistake, since i don't have the cash for the heads/cam. I guess it all comes down to you get what you pay for.

 

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Someone around here had one for really cheap. I steered clear of it even though I was looking for engine parts and had $$ in hand. Money was better spent elsewhere.

 

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i got mine new for 300 on Ebay, so i think im ahead of the game, i took the grinder to it to remove some casting flashm all the port faces were straight and everything looked good, although im thinking of getting it polished before i toss it on.

 

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im running the performer rpm on stock heads/cam, big mistake, dont do it lol, but you can buy the lower base intake from 50resto.com and then find a performer 5.0 upper and do it that way for cheaper