Trickflow intake manifold

What are you looking for in the end? The track heat is a high rpm intake....like 7k+ rpms.

New to the market? The track heat has been around several years....the new Trick Flow manifold is the Street Burner.

Is the engine built? The even with heads and cams, the stock shortblock isnt going to hold the RPMs that the setup is asking for. You will also need an ECU from an earlier car to turn past 7k rpms.

I would go with the 281. I built my motor a few years back and did my research. The Stroker pulls the piston skirt out of the bore making it more unstable. With higher RPMs Stability is a must. The modular strokers don't pick up power like the old push-rod engines. As far as the the 7,000 rpm limit that can easily be bypassed with a tuner. I've been running an SCT Livewire since 2007 and with the mods I did to my car in 2009-2010, I've have my redline set at 7200 compliment my Crower stage III cams. You can add bore to the engine as the PI combustion chambers are larger than the bore of the block. This is what I've found through research. There are many people out there that can help, like MMR, Shaun Hyland Motorsport, Sullivan Performance, just to name a few. Best bet is to do your homework and come up with a build that fits you ultimate goal.