old school 302/5.0 intake manifold shoot out

white95 · Mar 27, 2013

This is old, like before the sn95 was introduced old. Alot of the players in this shoot out aren't around anymore. Yes, there are many more "better" choices out there but this is for your enjoyment:

https://www.dssracing.com/v/vspfiles/photos/articles/efi dyno.pdf

All testing performed on a 306 with a Crane 2040 and World Product's Windsor Jr heads. Pretty hot ticket back in the day (ask [MENTION=9404]Paul[/MENTION] )

duh09 · Mar 27, 2013

Cool read, neat find. I want a Saleen intake, that thing is gorgeous.

white95 · Mar 27, 2013

It's always fun to see how far things have gone.

ttocs · Mar 27, 2013

wish they would have done an exploders intake as well.

white95 · Mar 27, 2013

Here ya go Scott [MENTION=11896]ttocs[/MENTION] :

ivan12 · Mar 27, 2013

Holy crap the explorer intake made more power than the cobra the whole way and more than the tubular after 4,600 RPMs

95opal · Mar 27, 2013

lol I remember reading that article when it first came out in super fords AKA 5.0mag. Wow Im old

white95 · Mar 27, 2013

I couldn't drive yet but remember the article!

I remember when Steve Turner was at SF before they merged..

95opal · Mar 27, 2013

white95 said:
I couldn't drive yet but remember the article!

I remember when Steve Turner was at SF before they merged..

lol I was pimpin my 85gt back then and turner is still with 5.0

white95 · Mar 27, 2013

I had a Tempo -_-

He's a good editor

CC'S95GT · Mar 27, 2013

ivan12 said:
Holy crap the explorer intake made more power than the cobra the whole way and more than the tubular after 4,600 RPMs

that's what i was thinking too. I'm doing an exploder top wnd swap right now. That's a win .

95opal · Mar 27, 2013

CC'S95GT said:
that's what i was thinking too. I'm doing an exploder top wnd swap right now. That's a win .

Have the lower ported before you throw it on.

CC'S95GT · Mar 27, 2013

95opal said:
Have the lower ported before you throw it on.

I'm doing a DIY P&P on the lower and heads too. Not too radical. Just about 1/8th bigger all over and smoothing all of the cast roughness in the runners.

Rallim · Mar 28, 2013

All these aftermarket things.... and Ford parts bring the highest numbers. Anyone else find this funny/awesome?

FrankenStang · Mar 28, 2013

waitwaitwait...soo my exploder outflows a cobra?

and lol, I have another exploder upper and lower I gotta get cleaning to sell it....man they sell/trade like hotcakes

white95 said:
I had a Tempo -_-

He's a good editor

lol, 89 tempo was my 1st car...everytime I shut the door trunk or hood the car would lose about 1lb of rust...hahahaha but what a runner it was, even hit a curb and drove it home 3 wheeling...FORD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

95opal · Mar 28, 2013

Rallim said:
All these aftermarket things.... and Ford parts bring the highest numbers. Anyone else find this funny/awesome?

Keep in mind that article is probably 20 years old..alot has changed since. But still the gt40 family still holds its own in the intake world.

white95 · Mar 28, 2013

^^ truth..

My Eddy Performer RPM 351 is very outclassed as well..

ttocs · Mar 28, 2013

FrankenStang said:
waitwaitwait...soo my exploder outflows a cobra?

and lol, I have another exploder upper and lower I gotta get cleaning to sell it....man they sell/trade like hotcakes

lol, 89 tempo was my 1st car...everytime I shut the door trunk or hood the car would lose about 1lb of rust...hahahaha but what a runner it was, even hit a curb and drove it home 3 wheeling...FORD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My mother traded her 88 in on the 94 gt(nice trade-up). When I came home and they told me that mom was going to get a new car, I could not have been less excited as I figured it would be something along the tempo lines. Man was I wrong, and shortly after my love affair started.