Intake bottleneck thoughts

moper said
My LA360 plow truck runs great with the 318 Performer on it. It's more about where you want the power. I don't ever go over 4200, and most stuff is 3500 or so max, with cruise at 2K-2400. It's been on there 10 years of more now. I'd say if you're not normally running full throttle over 4k, it's fine and it's all in your head. Up to you. SOme people get bugged by stiff like that.

Bobzilla said
I keep coming back to a couple questions. If this was my boggle, would I be satisfied with the 2176 reworked, even if I thought I could feel the improvement on the street, or at the strip for that matter? Would I constantly wonder if the bigger volume of the air gap would be even a little better? What if I cleaned up the air gap before I put it on; how much more would I get? Screw that! I'll get the air gap so these questions don't keep me up at night.

Both of your posts are exactly where I have been.
(it runs fine, it could run better?, but it runs fine, but it might run better) and on and on.:D

Then there's also the part where I could use the 2176 on the Wife's car.
Right now hers is a stock cast iron with a two barrel, and I'm actually not sure she'll let me change it. :D
Outside of a LED modified with white gauge faces dash cluster and a 1968 340 grind cam it's a totally stock 72 Swinger two door hard top.