4bbl intake for 318

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* Model .............................................New ........ Used

* Edelbrock Perfomer #2176 .............. $250 ........ $175
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* Edelbrock Streetmaster 318 #GR8 ..... N/A .......... $85
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* Edelbrock #LD4B ............................. N/A ......... $250
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* Stock 1968/1969 '340 {2531915} ..... N/A ......... $120
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* Stock 1970 '340' {3462848} ............. N/A ......... $100
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* Stock 1971 '340' {3512100} ............. N/A ......... $125
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LD4b went on sale here an hour ago for $150, looks great, well worth the small extra cost. If you have AC it won't fit with this manifold. Second best is a performer 100-125 at swapmeets in the PNW
 
Sorry works kept me busy. Not looking to go super fast or ring every ounce of hp I can out of it..... just a little more get up and go. The motor it's self as I said is pretty much stock as is the trans. I'm not sure how much difference it makes but gears are 3.55s. Money is a little tight that's why I was kind of leaning towards the intakes I had mentioned they are cheap lol...but if they weren't the best choice I could possibly find something else. Thanks again everyone for your input and advice.
 
I was just looking in the for sale forum. Bad Sport has an Edelbrock 340 Torker intake for sale $50 plus shipping. That's cheaper than either of the 2 for sale here. Would the Torker work ok?
 
khaley71 said:
I was just looking in the for sale forum. Bad Sport has an Edelbrock 340 Torker intake for sale $50 plus shipping. That's cheaper than either of the 2 for sale here. Would the Torker work ok?
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No, that is a single plane intake made for upper rpm. It will run like **** on a stock 318...
 
69 Cuda 440 said:
Recent Listed Prices

* Model .............................................New ........ Used

* Edelbrock Perfomer #2176 .............. $250 ........ $175
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* Edelbrock Streetmaster 318 #GR8 ..... N/A .......... $85
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* Edelbrock #LD4B ............................. N/A ......... $250
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* Stock 1968/1969 '340 {2531915} ..... N/A ......... $120
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* Stock 1970 '340' {3462848} ............. N/A ......... $100
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* Stock 1971 '340' {3512100} ............. N/A ......... $125
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Well, I feel good now. I've paid 60 dollars several different times for Performer 318/360 manifolds at swap meets. And they DO have 318 port size, the Performer RPM has 360 port size..
 
Hmmm. I guess I was wrong. The last performer I put on a 318 didn't match up on the runners, I used it anyway, cuz it was cheap,
 
Well I ended up with both intakes. I traded with the guy who had the factory 340 intake. I gave him used mini starter and electronic distributor. I pick up the Streetmaster for $90. Think I'm gonna use the Streetmaster, only because it looks like
it will be the least trouble/direct bolt on....no carb spacer or adapter and kick down linkage should take less modification to hook up and function right
 
khaley71 said:
no carb spacer or adapter and kick down linkage should take less modification to hook up and function right
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Are you going from a 2v to a 4v carb? If so, you will need a 4v throttle cable bracket, it's a bit different than the 2v one.
 
khaley71 said:
Well I ended up with both intakes. I traded with the guy who had the factory 340 intake. I gave him used mini starter and electronic distributor. I pick up the Streetmaster for $90. Think I'm gonna use the Streetmaster, only because it looks like
it will be the least trouble/direct bolt on....no carb spacer or adapter and kick down linkage should take less modification to hook up and function right
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I like the way you think...........:burnout:
 
Bad Sport said:
Are you going from a 2v to a 4v carb? If so, you will need a 4v throttle cable bracket, it's a bit different than the 2v one.
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Yes Bruce going from 2v to 4v. Do you know off hand how different they are? Could the 2v one be modified to work?
 
2v bracket

View attachment 2vlinkage.jpg

4v bracket

View attachment 4vbracket.jpg

As you can see, one lays down the other upright, I believe it's to compensate for the size of the carb. 4 barrel would be wider, so I think the bracket is upright to keep the geometry correct.

I don't know if you could heat and bend that 2v bracket up or not.
 
Thanks for the pictures Bruce. Now that I have something to go by. I have to dig around but I think I actually have the correct linkage.
 
I think you'll be pretty happy with the Streemaster intake. That is what was on my Dart when I bought it, and it had a tired old 318 with low oil pressure (needs main and rod bearings) other than that, it had a 340 cam and 3.23 gears. I thought it performed pretty darn good, but I didn't compare any other intakes...
 
Bend the part of the bracket with the stud in it so that it is Vertical rather than horizontal. This raises the cable and moves it to the outside of the engine since the 4v is wider. The big trick is that the 2v sits farther back than the 4v, so your kick down linkage is too short. Edelbrock makes a simple adapter that goes between the two adjustable parts of your 2v linkage at the carb and it only costs a few bucks new.
 
Just about anything is better than a worn out BBD on the factory iron intake. The Streetmaster with a Holley 600 will be fine. A bit old school, but just fine. If you are still running the factory 318 cam, you probably won't notice much difference between different intakes anyhow. Which brings up another point: Since you'll have the intake off, why not do a cam/lifter swap. A stock replacement 340 cam would be hard to be from a "bang for the buck" perspective. Cheap, good power and torque, cheap, nice street manners, cheap, easy on the valvetrain, cheap, good fuel economy, cheap, affordable, and cheap.
 
str12-340 said:
Bend the part of the bracket with the stud in it so that it is Vertical rather than horizontal. This raises the cable and moves it to the outside of the engine since the 4v is wider. The big trick is that the 2v sits farther back than the 4v, so your kick down linkage is too short. Edelbrock makes a simple adapter that goes between the two adjustable parts of your 2v linkage at the carb and it only costs a few bucks new.
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Now that's the kind of stuff I really like to read on their forum! :cheers:
 
C130 Chief said:
Just about anything is better than a worn out BBD on the factory iron intake. The Streetmaster with a Holley 600 will be fine. A bit old school, but just fine. If you are still running the factory 318 cam, you probably won't notice much difference between different intakes anyhow. Which brings up another point: Since you'll have the intake off, why not do a cam/lifter swap. A stock replacement 340 cam would be hard to be from a "bang for the buck" perspective. Cheap, good power and torque, cheap, nice street manners, cheap, easy on the valvetrain, cheap, good fuel economy, cheap, affordable, and cheap.
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Now see I want to do this very thing but my concern is trying to adjust a foreign carburetor while at the same time trying to break in a new cam and its most crucial moment?and of course swapping the cam i would have to adjust timing also all at the same time. personally to keep in my own comfort zone and I'm speaking for me is not the greatest mechanic in the world but thoroughly capable. I was going to install the new LD 4 B with a new carburetor get it adjusted and drive it for a couple days then go through the extra labor of taking it back off putting in the cam and then just having to adjust the timing real quick and get the RPM's up to break in the cam.
 
str12-340 said:
Bend the part of the bracket with the stud in it so that it is Vertical rather than horizontal. This raises the cable and moves it to the outside of the engine since the 4v is wider. The big trick is that the 2v sits farther back than the 4v, so your kick down linkage is too short. Edelbrock makes a simple adapter that goes between the two adjustable parts of your 2v linkage at the carb and it only costs a few bucks new.
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Correct

Edelbrock makes some excellent Throttle Linkage Adapters at a reasonable price.
 
Rockerdude said:
Well, I feel good now. I've paid 60 dollars several different times for Performer 318/360 manifolds at swap meets. And they DO have 318 port size, the Performer RPM has 360 port size..
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I don't feel good. Any fool can throw numbers around. Where'd they come from? What's the source? I can make crap up for people to fall all over all day long too.
 
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