Which intake for my budget 360 build?

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How in the world I'll never know, but I have ended up with the following intakes. I'm doing my budget 325-350 horse 360 build now. I have the following intakes that are gathering dust. I'm not sure which one I want to go with yet. I really don't know that I want to go drop $300 on an RPM Performer.
LD340
Torker II
Weiand single plane 7510
Victor (not sure about hood clearance)
 
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That's twice now that my post gets clipped. Hmm. Here is the rest.
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Undecided on cam, but at or less than 268 or so duration and less than .500" lift.
1 5/8" headers
 
That was my pick too. The torker intake runners are a bit smaller. Make up some on bottom end right?
 
Mopar92 said:
How in the world I'll never know, but I have ended up with the following intakes. I'm doing my budget 325-350 horse 360 build now. I have the following intakes that are gathering dust. I'm not sure which one I want to go with yet. I really don't know that I want to go drop $300 on an RPM Performer.
Torker II
Weiand single plane 7510
Victor (not sure about hood clearance)
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If that is the xcellerator single, I'd use it.
The xcellerator has a lil smaller plenum, it is the "middle" between dual plane and victor single plane.
 
fratzog lover said:
Sell them on ebay and buy a used RPM. Buy the missus earrings with the rest.
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What he said. Those are all lousy intakes for a street car and the level of horsepower you're building. You'd probably be better off with a plain old edelbrock performer intake or even a stock 4 barrel intake, which are about as good as the performer's. Now, I wouldn't buy a plain old performer or a stock 4v intake, I'd buy an RPM or an RPM air-gap, but even the lowly Performer would be a better choice.

Sell the ones you have and buy an RPM.
 
I just looked, people pay more than I would for some of these vintage pieces. Maybe it's time to sell out of my intake collection. Dust collectors.
 
With the Rpm you can always go bigger HP later if you choose, but until then its a great street intake. Good hood clearance with a factory style repop unsilenced air cleaner on a 360. I have seen used for $150, and a simple gasket match and youre good to go.
 
That old Weiand is a small plenum version. Guess I'll throw one on the bag and grab an Air Gap Edelbrock. I really didn't want to hassle with it. But probably logical.
 
Don't see that one. Guess they discontinued it. I know many people thought that Doninator was worse than a stock 4 bbl intake.
 
That old Weiand 7510 Is a great intake. Iv had one on my Dart for 30 years. It's a 4 speed with 4.88s and a solid cam though. I just put an old Torker 340 on my mild 360 in a 5200lb 4wd truck. Kinda soft til 2500 but pulls like crazy after that
 
Took the Weiand xcelerator off bolted on a eddy victor...car picked up 3 mph on 71 dart 360..
 
Nothing wrong with the single planes when/if they're needed. And if you're running in the 10's with a 360 they're probably needed. But with a 325-350 hp 360 built for the street they'll be awful.
 
fratzog lover said:
With the Rpm you can always go bigger HP later if you choose, but until then its a great street intake. Good hood clearance with a factory style repop unsilenced air cleaner on a 360. I have seen used for $150, and a simple gasket match and youre good to go.
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This.... There's a few dynoed 360 articles,from Steve Dulich(well known Mopar guy) . He tested several SBM manifolds,for Car Craft. The RPM came out on top,LD 340 was close. Just make life easier,choose a dual plane.
 
Advertise if someone would have a nice dual plane to swap! Victor might get you a good dual plane intake + cash. Don't forget about Weiand Stealth, Action Plus & Edelbrock LD4B.
 
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