how are they? i got a chance to snatch some up for a pretty good deal with headers for the 95 stang i'm picking up next weekend. they woulnd't be going on for a while but they are cheap enough i'll hold on to them while i wait for the money to do a full hci swap. Just wondering if anyone has any experience with them. Are they good on a stock engine with a typhoon intake? maybe a cam?
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Search over on the corral. The typhoon is a piece of chinese junk, use it at your own risk. Probably a little mismatched though. I'm sure you could always sell them and pick up something else if you need to. What are your goals for the car?
yah i've read mostly good things about the typhoon intake. just need to be cleaned up a bit.
i'm wanting around 300hp with a full hci swap. why do you think its mismatched? what intake would you recomend as a cheap alternative to the typhoon?
i'm wanting around 300hp with a full hci swap. why do you think its mismatched? what intake would you recomend as a cheap alternative to the typhoon?
well, i found this article on fordmuscle and they changed from the cobra to the typhoon. both were ported.
http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2003/12/efiintake/index.shtml
http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2003/12/efiintake/index.shtml
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ScottyDsntKnow said:
whats so junk about the typhoon intake? i have one that i bought used for 200 bucks that has been fantastic. i love it. i havent heard anything bad about the intake. if you complain about having to " clean up " some of the ports but at the same time, that intake is just over half the price of the edelbrock performer RPM. for half the price i wouldnt complain about a little bit of cleanup. that intake is better than the cobra intake and cheaper to buy.
to the original poster, those heads with a good cam should do just fine for what you wanna accomplish. theres not a cheaper alternative than the typhoon. look on ebay or any mustang website and you can more than likely find a used one that will save you even more money than a new one.
yah there is a used one on there right now but i don't have the money for it with buying the heads 
i'll have to wait till this summer to get the intake and cam and then i will put everything on at once. So by mid to late June i should be doing the swap and i can't wait!
i'll have to wait till this summer to get the intake and cam and then i will put everything on at once. So by mid to late June i should be doing the swap and i can't wait!ScottyDsntKnow
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Some typhoons have issues with the ports lining up, the material is cheap, the walls are thinner and they're just all around shoddy. That is what happens when you have a zero quality control chinese sweat shop made product that is a ripoff of the older performer.
They will work OK but torque will be down from the Cobra not to mention the Cobra does better all around up to 6k as was mentioned before. Plus the Cobras can be ported out to flow 250cfm which is a GREAT matchup for things like AFR/TFS/Edel head combos. A ported Cobra is not going to restrict even the twedge heads so why in hell would you not just go with that intake? Still the best 302/306 street intake available.
And you can snag explorer intakes which ARE the same as the GT40/Cobras for under $200 if you look.
They will work OK but torque will be down from the Cobra not to mention the Cobra does better all around up to 6k as was mentioned before. Plus the Cobras can be ported out to flow 250cfm which is a GREAT matchup for things like AFR/TFS/Edel head combos. A ported Cobra is not going to restrict even the twedge heads so why in hell would you not just go with that intake? Still the best 302/306 street intake available.
And you can snag explorer intakes which ARE the same as the GT40/Cobras for under $200 if you look.
ok, i guess i'll look for an explorer intake. one more question. what kind of tuning will i need to do with a hci combo? or at least a head and intake combo? just get a dyno tune or will i have to get a programable chip?
just found out that he says it has a cobra intake on the motor that he would sell with it and some 1.7 scorpion rockers. how much power would that put me at with the stock cam since i think i may stay with that for a while until next year when i can get a new maf, injectors, gears, and fuel pump w/afpr. ill go ahead with a dyno tune after i switch them up after summer break starts, but just wondering.
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the typhoon range is 1500-6500 rpm :dunno: the cobra may make a little more low end torque than the typhoon but the typhoon will make more power in the top end. its not made out of cheap material its the same aluminum that all the rest of them are made out of. the walls are not thin either. where do you get your information from cause it is all wrong man. do not always believe what you hear cause at least half the time if not more it is bogus information you are hearing. just because one person may have a bad experience with it doesnt mean its a bad product. ive had great experience with my typhoon and many more have had 0 problems with it too.
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well in reality its a cheap chinese made part which is either hit or miss. I tihnk you got lucky because alot of people (including me) have gotten bad casting where the ports needed major work. the price was right but shit it took a while to get it right. but the aluminum they are made out of is different. It's lighter actually but more brittle. It's not a bad product its an inconsistent product. A budget piece for sure. Don't fall into the "its good cuz I run it" trap.fastgtfairlane said:
I'm running the PP intake on my 347. Casting on mine was very inconsistent from port to port. I first ran unported which significantly restricted upper rpm performance, then fully ported which made the engine come to life. If your wanting to run strong with this cheaper intake, then plan on a bunch of aluminum filings hitting the floor to get it to perform well. If you do not do the port work yourself, then your better off buying a more quality controlled product that flows more. Old adage is true here - "you get what you pay for".
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Besides all that, The GT 40 intake on a 5.0 looks just pure sex!
ok, so if he does have a true cobra intake, what all do i need to do to put the heads and intake on? I most of the gaskets cause i was going to rebuild an entire engine, but what all do i need to do after the parts are on? would just a dyno tune be good? or would i need to do something more? its a stock engine for now...and i was going to save my money for a cold air kit. the cold air kit is ending up costing as much as this set up so i figured i could do this first?
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Stangbangin said:
Nail right on the head. And yes SOME of them will have casting issues and result in thinner walls in some places. Again, cheap chinese part. You may get lucky, you may not. Why in the hell would you risk it when 1st gen performers in great shape go for less than new Typhoon all the time on here and the corral. Also you can snag an explorer intake for like $150-$200 from a JY.
well, picked them up this morning and they look awesome! got some nice valve covers with them also. they came with scorpian 1.72 rockers. Is that too much for what i'm doing with the stock cam? i have never really understood what the rockers do, could someone explain to me?
btw, i'll be posting pics of my car tonight! going to pick it up here shortly.
btw, i'll be posting pics of my car tonight! going to pick it up here shortly.
