$95 bucks for a good intake sounds like a good deal to me. That's what I have on my car as well. I'm not sure about how many hp it gave me, but I will say the difference was a fairly noticeable one. I would recommend picking a manifold that will suit the motor you want to build in the future, ie: if you're gonna stroke it and put high flow heads and a big cam, then you may want to put an intake that supports more top end power becuase you'll already have enough low end torque to get you off the line. Keep those kinds of things in mind.
As far as ignition is concerened, I have put it high on my list of things to do. Several of my friends have installed MSD or mallory electronic distributors, high power coils, msd box (6al), and good wires. The kit from pertronix is a good one, and I was considereing putting it in before I started having trouble with my current distributor. All of these friends have noticed a big increase in mid-range and top end power (as a result of more complete combustion) and even better gas milage. Their cars are also much easier to start on a cold morning.
Hope that helps....later.
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1965 Coupe: 351W, comp cam, Aluminum Systemax II heads (2.02/1.60), 1.7 Cobra full roller rockers, Edelbrock intake, Holley 650 double pumper, Mallory Unilite, MSD-6AL, MSD Blaster 2 coil, MSD heli-core plug wires, Hedman headers, 2 1/2" exhaust (GT style) w/ 40 series delta flows, 69 C4 w/ shift kit, shelby traction bars, 3.55:1 rear
Daily Driver:
1989 GT- 5spd, K&N (no silencer), Shorty Headers, King Cobra Clutch, Flowmaster Force II Cat-back
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