that was kind of my point in doing this project. If I gained a little, great (I think I did). Hopefully this will help somebody that is limited on money make a decision on an intake. Actually, the factory cast TQ intake is tough to beat, and can be bought on the cheap.
I'm that person, very much enjoy your threads. My 79 aspen has the factory 4bbl intake and I have been debating an upgrade, exactly the two manifolds tested in this shootout. I might just keep the factory manifold at this point.