Which Intake????

[reeber]

Well, I had a slight valve cover leak during the break-in of the new motor... I just switched to synthetic and the sucker is leaking much more. So, while I am changing the gaskets, I might as well install a new intake manifold... So:

Bullit?
P-51?
Reichard Racing?

I know a lot needs to be changed with the bullit intake, but I do hear that it makes great gains per Kauffman's. I'd need a new alternator and everything.

The P-51 might be my best bet, if it fits under my stock hood.

Will the Reichard piece fit?

Who has done research, or actually done this. Which made the best gains? Which would fit my setup the best??

 

[Jackie Chan]

what blower are you running? my friend dan is running a p-51 on his strimmed, cammed, worked head 2v and he had to notch the crossmember in the hood for it to fit. when he had the 5speed in it, the car dynoed 530 or so to the wheels on a conservative tune. now he has a th400 in it and its trapping 127 close to the mid 10's last time out. so the p-51 probably isnt hurting him.

as you know a ton of people have a bullit and the gains are documented everywhere

the reichard i have no clue on, just heard its a great high rpm intake

 

[reeber]

I have the S-Trim with a built motor also... running about 15 PSI... PI heads with bee hives, accufab 70MM TB. I am cammed as well... My conservative tune is documented in my sig...

 

[RandyStinchcomb]

first off, which heads do you have? as the intakes you listed fit the "PI" intake port. if you do have the "PI" heads, I'd say the Reichard intake, cheaper than the Bullitt and can be had wth either a round or oval opening for the thrttlbdy.

 

[Jackie Chan]

he has pi heads and a vt shortblock

 

[RandyStinchcomb]

yeah, saw that after we both posted. I'd still go wth the Reichard intake, althought I don't know that much about the P-51 other than some have had hood clearence problems wth it.

 

[Jackie Chan]

big cohiba has the 51 with his s trim and made good power. but he put a whole long block in the car at the same time so who knows if its doing anything with no before and after??

 

[reeber]

I was told that I would have a real hard time fitting the reichard intake under my stock hood... Do I need to lose my strut tower brace?

 

[Jackie Chan]

i think so. you dont need it anyway, after you get a cage

 

[Chris00GT]

We did a compairson of a RR intake vs a bullitt intake on a customer car with a VT engine and a vortech JT runing about 20lbs of boost. The RR intake made more peak power (above 6500), but below that the bullitt intake made more power and it really killed the RR intake at lower RPM's. IMO it's hard to beat the bulitt intake, esp if it's a street car. His RR intake was on a 01 GT with a stock 99 Cobra hood. It had no hood clearance issues, but the 96-98 could have less room..not sure.

 

[DropTopPony]

heres a pic of the reichard intake from the aluminum intake thread from last week.
http://forums.stangnet.com/showpost.php?p=5766553&postcount=51

 

[reeber]

We did a compairson of a RR intake vs a bullitt intake on a customer car with a VT engine and a vortech JT runing about 20lbs of boost. The RR intake made more peak power (above 6500), but below that the bullitt intake made more power and it really killed the RR intake at lower RPM's. IMO it's hard to beat the bulitt intake, esp if it's a street car. His RR intake was on a 01 GT with a stock 99 Cobra hood. It had no hood clearance issues, but the 96-98 could have less room..not sure.

Hey!! How are you?! Anyway, I'll probably go with the Bullit intake. Dave likes it too.. Don't you have that on your car? Don't you have a similar setup to mine? I just wanted to compare prices, knowing that I have to replace a lot when going with the bullit intake (i.e. alternator, discharge tube, throttle body, intake plenum.)... I just figured that the RR intake or P-51 would give me similar power, but much cheaper.

 

[hognutz]

p-51 has the power edge on everthing I have seen. If you talk averager hp. RR intake can make great power at rpm but if you have traction average power is where it is at.

I am not a huge fan of the fit and finish. this is the main thing that has pushed me toward the KB superchargers is the lack of econimical intake.

 

[Chris00GT]

Ya Eric I have the bullitt intake on my car. The RR and P-51 will be a little cheeper, but I think you need the cowel hood for the P-51. Ya our cars are pretty close. Dave uses my combo's on most customers cars since it has always provied good results and it's very streetable. The only real difference is I still have my stock short block. If you have any questions give the guys at the shop a call or shoot me a PM since I don't work full time at the shop anymore.

 

[boomerwon]

on the AFM site they show a minimal gain on the P-51 from the stock P.I with aftermaket intake, by far if you want the best build your short block and get the reichard or if you have the money have a custom sheetmetal intake built. as the modular mod seems to be alot more tempermental than the windsor motors there are a lot more variables such as short block (crank, piston, rod combos)custom cams for actual set ups seem to be best. we can go on for days of all the products and who has the best, your future plans have more to do with what you should buy than anything. How fast is fast enough?