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4 barrel manifold recommendation
What do you guys recommend for new 4 barrel manifold/carb combo. Truck is a 75 or 76 smog 350 with headers and 350 automatic. is the performer or torker a good Manifold?
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Re: 4 barrel manifold recommendation
performer rpm is a good one. if ur on a budget the plain performer is on craigslist around here all the time for abot $50
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Re: 4 barrel manifold recommendation
There's a performer 2101 for sale locally. Is thast the plain one? What the difference?
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Re: 4 barrel manifold recommendation
ya the diffrence is the power range but without a cam your not guna do much but lose weight
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Re: 4 barrel manifold recommendation
even over a 2 barrell?
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Re: 4 barrel manifold recommendation
I put a 2101 Performer on my pretty-much-stock 350 several years ago after my OEM intake cracked. Seems very similar to the stock manifold, no noticeable difference in power, driving, cold start.... I don't know the particulars but it's just an intake manifold, gets the job done but nothing fancy. Still have the Q-jet on it.
If you're coming from a 2-bbl carb to a four-bbl on a 2101, you will definitely get more power than with the 2-bbl.
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Re: 4 barrel manifold recommendation
I like the performer rpm air gap.
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Re: 4 barrel manifold recommendation
It's hard to beat an Edelbrock Performer 2101 manifold and Edelbrock 1406 carburetor for performance, mileage, and ease of install. My first hot rod part I ever bought was an Edelbrock Performer intake back in 1989 and I've had a lot of them since then on many vehicles.
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Re: 4 barrel manifold recommendation
i know the dual plane intakes have made a come back, we had them in the '60s- edelbrock c3b was one, c3bx was another. one was a little taller than the other. but if you have your truck geared to let your engine rev then you owe it to your self to try a single plane intake. a day & night difference. i know the dyno numbers say more torque with a dual plane but if you try a single plane you will never go back. i like the old edelbrock torker, and weiand made one also, don't remember the name. i built a 350 with the edelbrock kit- cam, chain & gears and intake. it was a dog. slap a torker to it & it woke up. i changed a stock 454 to a torker & was like the other bank started firing! just what i like.
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Re: 4 barrel manifold recommendation
I found an edelbrock performer squarebore for sale on CL. Is that what I want? I know there's a square bore and a spreadbore. I don't know the difference.
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Re: 4 barrel manifold recommendation
Single planes are good for high RPM. You will lose low end grunt with a single plane manifold. I had a Weiand Excellerator (single plane) on a street/strip car... great manifold for high RPM drag strip stuff.
One of the best dual plane manifolds on the market right now is the Edelbrock Performer RPM Air-gap. Topped with a Holley carb of course... ![]() Gary
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Re: 4 barrel manifold recommendation
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Squarebores mount the Edelbrock style carbs, and the Holley 1850, 4150/4160 type carbs. All 4 barrels are the same size. Gary
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Re: 4 barrel manifold recommendation
See, I learned somethng today! So if I want to go with an aftermarket carb, squarebore is what I want, right?
Thanks!
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Re: 4 barrel manifold recommendation
Depends on what you plan on doing. If you are getting a squarebore style manifold then yes... you will need an squarebore carb. If you wanna run a stock Q-jet... you will need a spreadbore manifold or an adapter.
However... if you're lookin' to hook up all the smog stuff again. You will need a manifold that will take an EGR valve. Then you might have to run the stock carb. Gary
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Re: 4 barrel manifold recommendation
No, I'd pull all of the smog stuff off. Where is the EGR valve?
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Re: 4 barrel manifold recommendation
The EGR valve is on the passenger side of the intake manifold, near the back corner of the carb. It is round with a vacuum line going to it.
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