first post for me. i have stock 305 all thats been done is cat/smog delete, flowmaster and k&n filter and i want to know what the best intake to get would be. im lookin for power from around 1000 to 4500 rpms because its just goin to be my daily driver. ive been lookin in summits catalog and i saw a new intake called the eldelbrock performer eps it says it gives 5 horsepower more than the regular performer manifold does any one know if its true also what do u guys have on ur cars. please help me out, thanks guys. also what
carb should i go with im thinkin a holley 600 any advice???

 

Edelcrap Performer or something of it's ilk.

 

I havent messed with an EPS as of yet. I am fond of the Weiand products, I think an Action+ is a great replacment peice.

 

ZZ4 intake.

 

Just have to ask: Why do you think the Eddy is crap? I have one on my LG4 and it's the best investment I've made. It runs nice and gets better gas mileage than the Q-Jet that was on there before. If you actually know how to tune these carbs, (granted as well as most other carbs, including the Q-Jet) they are really nice performing carbs. Any calibration changes and minor adjustments are really easy to make.

Sorry, I guess I should've asked if you were referring to the Performer carb or intake first.

 

Their crappily cast parts. If you've used them for a few years, you'll know what I mean.

 

I bought my first Edelbrock intake 23 years ago, and have been using their products ever since, and I have yet to see any quality issues in the intakes I have bought over the years. I've never had one come to me warped, pitted, or with casting flash (unlike the last Weiand Stealth I bought) Their quality is on par with any other intake manufacturer out there. Edelbrock even makes some of GM's head and intake castings for their crates too. I'd like to know what problems you've seen, if you wouldn't mind elaborating.

 

I use them, and mostly like them, but when I get 7 of 10 TPI baseplates that have certain fuel rail cover holes drilled too far and creating vacuum leaks, it's annoying. When I get castings that are porous as poo, it's annoying. And as for the casting flash and parting lines... nothing to write home about. If you are **** like... Vader you get annoyed everytime you have to clean one up before you install it. Part of the reason I got a Big Mouth instead of the edelbrock one, TPIS did the cleanup for me for the most part.

 

Well I would consider a 500 RPM gain with an out of the box Action+ compared to an out of the box Performer a quality issue. If I remember right the Performer is even a tad taller then the Action+. A few other people have seen this too.

 

Maybe so, but a performer is a mild street/torque manifold. Personally, the only place I see a performer being useful is on a truck. Any intake trades one thing for another. Compare the Action Plus to a Holley 300-36 and the Weiand now has a "quality issue" I never used an Edelbrock TPI intake and the question was directed towards carb intakes so I responded in reference to those. I'll have to take your word on the TPI intake quality. I'd go with an RPM, Weiand Stealth or the Holley 300-36 over an Action Plus if I were going to use a dual plane intake on a street performance setup, but that's my preference based on my experience. If he needs EGR, the ZZ4 would work well too.

 

so what im hearin so far is go with the performer?? which will give me the most hp and torque