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Victor 5.0 VS Ported Cobra/Downs Box

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MattZ281LE

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For a Dart 364 and operating up to 6500 with a blower.

which do you think would be better and why?
 

Grn92LX

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Victor efi hands down. Assuming power is priorety #1?
 

tmoss

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The stock Victor 5.0 flows a little less than 300cfm average. I am working on one now. If you pay for the round trip shipping, I'll flow that lower and the downs for you.
 

MattZ281LE

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tmoss said:
The stock Victor 5.0 flows a little less than 300cfm average. I am working on one now. If you pay for the round trip shipping, I'll flow that lower and the downs for you.
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Tom,

I'll ship it out before weeks end. Just PM me your address again. I know it was still working well at my old power level, but I am going to stage II heads and another 33 CI.

The Victor flows about what the box stock Vic Jr's flow...makes sense it being matched.

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Why did u pick just the Victor and Downs box? What about the TFS-R, Holley systemax ll and Syder intake from CHP.

The Victor is a race intake and pulls from 3500-8000. The TFS-R pulls from 2500-7500 and the Holley 2000-6500. I have a Victor on my R304ci longrod and I do not like how it does not come on till 3500rpm. The top end is incredible but I like more bottom end tq. And the Victor will not fit under a stock hood. I know, I cut out reinforcements in the hood and it still does not clear w/o marking up the intake and putting a dent in the hood, once someone who is not familar with the hood drops it like on a stock 302.

Never tried the spyder EFI but had both the Holley on my 347 stroker and TFS-R on my 331 stroker. Had trouble with the Holley sucking oil thru the intake and it did not give me the power that I wanted on the 347 with AFR 185 heads. One problem was they were both not port matched to one another. There was quite a bit of discrepancy between them. But other people have run them and put down some impressive #'s. Friend has a 87 drag car with Victor Jr's stage 3 port and a saleen intake and custom HR Isky cam. puts down 780rwhp on 25lbs of boost from a YSi.

I personally like the TFS-R once it is full race ported. flows 325 a little more than my heads and the R is port matched to a 1262 and the 205 Track heats r ported to a 1262R.

Don't like the look of the downs box.
 

MattZ281LE

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I currently have a ported GT40 and downs box upper. A local guy has a new Victor 5.0 EFI pretty cheap.

I will be running a pretty stout combo.

Hood clearance is non issue.

I made 660 at the back wheels with my current 331, Box stock Victor Jr's, OTS cam, and T-Trim at 17#

Look at my sig for new combo.
 

tmoss

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The Victor will flow in the 320~340 range depending on the amount of work you put into it. Both upper and lower must be worked. If you want/need a tight flow balance, it will tend to hold the average numbers down.
 
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