Intake

8950LX · 08-24-2002, 12:17 AM

Hey George,
The Flowmax and the Typhoon intakes are Chinese reproductions. I personally own a Performer 5.0 and a Typhoon intake and there is a huge difference in the quality. The castings are very porous and full of casting slag in all the ports. The port dimensions are not consistent from runner to runner either. This is the second reproduction I have seen like this(poor quality). These manifolds will work for you but, will require extensive cleanup in the upper and lower before installation. Be careful with any cleanup as some of these runners are very thin. Lots of casting shift! For the street or if your budget minded I would consider the Trickflow Street Heat ($390 USA Racing), FRPP Cobra($379 Keith Craft Racing). For a few extra bucks the Edelbrock Perf 5.0 is great also. I got my Edel Perf 5.0 for $449.00 from Keith Craft Racing. All of the them will be within a few HP of each other,make awesome torque for street driving and the quality is far superior over the copycat intakes. As for these copycat manifolds, you get what you pay for. Go with anyone of the well known name brand manifolds and save yourself the headaches, you won't regret it. Money well spent. Just my $.02. Good luck.

Bill

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08-24-2002, 12:17 AM	#1
8950LX Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Franklin Park Posts: 10	Hey George, The Flowmax and the Typhoon intakes are Chinese reproductions. I personally own a Performer 5.0 and a Typhoon intake and there is a huge difference in the quality. The castings are very porous and full of casting slag in all the ports. The port dimensions are not consistent from runner to runner either. This is the second reproduction I have seen like this(poor quality). These manifolds will work for you but, will require extensive cleanup in the upper and lower before installation. Be careful with any cleanup as some of these runners are very thin. Lots of casting shift! For the street or if your budget minded I would consider the Trickflow Street Heat ($390 USA Racing), FRPP Cobra($379 Keith Craft Racing). For a few extra bucks the Edelbrock Perf 5.0 is great also. I got my Edel Perf 5.0 for $449.00 from Keith Craft Racing. All of the them will be within a few HP of each other,make awesome torque for street driving and the quality is far superior over the copycat intakes. As for these copycat manifolds, you get what you pay for. Go with anyone of the well known name brand manifolds and save yourself the headaches, you won't regret it. Money well spent. Just my $.02. Good luck. Bill