Professional Products intake or Edelbrook?

[20new5.0]

I still haven't made My decision for my new intake yet. My final thought was to go with the Edelbrook performer 5.0 and the edelbrook 70mm throttlebody. The only thing is I'm being told by a friend the performance products intakes are recreates of the edelbrooks for like half the price. I looked into these intake and trottle boddies on ebay. Edelbrook is $500 from summit where the performace products is only 350 for polished! has anyone used performance products before? any opinions or suggestions would be greatly helpfull. I don't know if I should trust performance products.

Thanks!

 

[95COBRA241]

I've heard that too, but I won't give an opinion because most ppl I know are using the original edelbrock. I also heard that their TB's tend to stick, but once again this is hearsay.

 

[BlownFiveLiter]

There's tons of guys using the Typhoon intake on here with excellent results. The bad things about it vs. the Edelbrock are that it tends to have some issues with castng flash around the injector bosses, and the ports sometimes need reshaping. It's a good piece for the money, if you have the ability to take care of the minor issues that come with buying a knock off.

 

[The NJ Exile]

The Typhoon is good if you short on cash. You might have to spend some time "cleaning" it up. The casting leave much work to be done. I would pony up the extra $$ and by the real deal. You really can't go wrong with the Edlbrock quality... + it made here in the good old USA

 

[20new5.0]

I really dont have the time to clean parts up. I want to buy parts that will bolt on and work right from out of the box. sounds like I'm going to have to bite the bullet and go for edelbrook than.

 

[Zero Signal]

Don't forget that the Typhoon is a mock of the RPM, not the Performer.

 

[BlownFiveLiter]

You can bolt the Typhoon on and run, but you'll see the most benefit from it by cleaning up the parts a little. It's no more than a couple hours worth of work IMO, but you'll save hundreds off buying the Edelbrock. It's totally up to you, and I honestly can't blame you for not wanting to fix a brand new part.

 

[blksn955.o]

If its anything like the elbow I have from PP, stay away. That thing must have been cast in some kind of mud field, the fit was the worst I had to open up the holes to get my supplied bolts/studs to fit and align. properly. There was no instructions, and they shipped an odd number of bolts. the inside part was also very rough cast and not very even.

I am all about being thrifty and hunting good deals out, but this time it is better to pay the extra money and get the edlb.

 

[20new5.0]

thanks guys, you pretty much supported what I was already thinking. thanks for your opinions!

 

[BlownFiveLiter]

And my PP elbow looks great. I guess they're hit or miss?

 

[WhiteDevil]

Edelbrock all the way, they are made in america instead of some 10 year old kid in a sweat shop

 

[The NJ Exile]

Edelbrock all the way, they are made in america instead of some 10 year old kid in a sweat shop

More like a blind kid in a sweat shop.... Yea I'm going to hell for that...I guess I will just enjoy the trip down there.

 

[BlownFiveLiter]

At least my blind kid had a good sense of touch when they made mine!
We'll have good cars down there at least!

 

[94MustangGT5.0]

I really didn't mind the quality of the intake, it is a nice looking piece for a price you can't beat. The throttle body does stick slightly, but never open. I only really have the problem after I go WOT and then drop my foot off the accelerator. For some reason it likes to stick shut slightly. It happens everytime I go to the drag strip, at the end of the track it sticks a little, all you have to do is tap the accelerator a little harder than normal and it goes back to acting just fine. It's hard to pass on a fully polished intake, adapter, and throttle body for $600 (I think that's what the package on e-Bay is selling for).

 

[94GTLaserRC]

Don't forget that the Typhoon is a mock of the RPM, not the Performer.

I was hoping someone would say this..

1.With stock heads and no power adder, you DONT want the RPM or it's clone.

2. With moderately modded cars, the air flow on the Typhoon is still plenty that you dont need to "worry" about the worse casting.

3. If you do decide on the Typhoon, do NOT get their TB....it's junk...the intake is fine.

4. If you want to save $$, find yourself a used Cobra intake...They are a beautiful piece and look nice polished up.

RC

 

[Nagash01WS6]

blah... Just got get a Super Victor and then order up the spyder from CHP.