Single plane Torker II
How does the victor 340 compare to torker intake as far as streetability?
It’s been quit sometime since I have owned my Torker II 340. I just got my first Victor 340. Between the two, I’d rather run the Victor 340. Lower height, smaller plenum, IMO, a better power maker. But more racey with shorter runners.
There both single plane intakes, so, there not going to be small cam, low stall, medium gear ratio friendly on the street intake manifold.
If I had to run ether one on the street, I’d would hope it would be on at least 390 cubes. The larger cubic in h engine makes more of a air demand on the intake track system. Because of this, the intake seems to shrink in its ability as the engine grows in size making it more acceptable for the street.
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@crackedback would say, they make good doorstops. lol
Considering the current and better intake(s) available today, I agree. I wouldn’t use it unless it was the only intake available to me for use. Restriction on hood clearance, some crazy rule, dyno test, etc....
Or with a supercharger?????
The RPM is the intake to go to today for somewhere up to the mid to low 11 second range. Somewhere around here seems to be the division line. Mind you, it’s a blurry line due to the immense wide and varied factors involved in each and every build and car as well as reason & setting in which there built.
As an example a dedicated track car would/could possibly use a single plane to its advantage. This of course would need to be tested by the owner.
As I keep reading throughout the years, this 11.5/11 second range seems to be the break line. After this approximate E.T. area, a single plane is better in the strip. And now can begin the argument of which single plane is best for that job.
Considering in the first post the engine mentioned is a 340, it would be much my belief that a RPM would be the single best intake choice for a street, street/strip engine in an easy 90% + of all builds. By the time a 340 is built to take advantage of a single plane intake, the components used to be better than the RPM are not so street friendly and are more track oriented ignoring any useable RPM below 3500.
At that point, launching a strip car @3.5K+, your not concerned with low end torque. No need for a dual plane.
