Ported Stock intake VS stock Cobra intake

[93GreenLX]

Which is going to flow better. I have to choose between the 2 of these for my set up.

The rest of my setup is still coming together.
Here's how it stands right now.

E-303 cam with 1.6 or 1.7 RR
Full BBK Exhaust w/ shortie equal length headers no cats 2 1/2"
Heads are still up in the air.
65 or 70 mm TB 19lb injectors
MAF conversion

 

[tmoss]

Choose your heads, then ask that question.

 

[nosmatt]

lol

exactly!

the answer lies in the heads..........and, depending on the heads, NEITHER!

 

[93GreenLX]

Choose your heads, then ask that question.

Unless I can find some cobra heads for a great deal then I will be using ported stock heads.

 

[93GreenLX]

What about these http://classifieds.stangnet.com/showproduct.php?product=18044&sort=1&cat=all&page=1

 

[tmoss]

With ported E7s or stock GT40/Gt40P heads, a professionally ported stock lower with stock upper intake or a stock Cobra/Explorter will work well. The Explorer will have a upper power band about 500rpm higher but average power over the usable rpm band is likely to be the same. You can find a dyno comparison of a swap from one of my lower poted stock intakes to a Cobra on my website in the "Community" section under the "results" threads.

If you

 

[25thmustang]

Now along the same lines, would a ported stock intake flow the same as a non ported cobra? Would I lose anything by swtiching?

 

[srothfuss]

I am guessing here because I won't be building my TMOSS/Thumper combo until the winter.... But from what I understand the Stock (ported) will produce more torque for a mildly modified engine. The Cobra (unported) will produce only more peak Horsepower.

 

[notchback]

it's all in the port work really.

you can really screw things up by hogging out more than you need.

unless it is extrude honed, or guranteed done by a shop (reciepts to prove) i'd never buy a already ported anything.

guys will remove too much to "flow" more..but it slows the velocity down too much and robs performance.

i would go gt 40 intake or cobra and have the lower ported by a shop...it's relatively cheap since it's ez to get to everything

 

[tmoss]

Now along the same lines, would a ported stock intake flow the same as a non ported cobra? Would I lose anything by swtiching?

No it will not - it will flow ~10-15cfm less, but the torque area under the curve will be better with a ported stock lower on many mild combos. Average power in your combo would probably be the same with the ported stocker making more below 4,500-5,000 rpm and the Cobra making more above.