What is the best small block intake?

Answer 1

Depends on what you are doing. For street use, that original Z/28 high rise cannot be beat. It came on the 70, LT-1, motor. The Performer, from Edelbrock, is pretty close. You have to use a square bore carb, with it. The Holley list #1850, a vaccuum secondary, 600, 4 barrel, works well. Edelbrock makes a AFB type of carb., that works alright for the street, as well. If you are going to race it a little bit, gthen maybe step up to the torker 2. Weiand made a good street/strip intake, also, called the team G. These are all dual plane/plenum, intakes, which are good to around 5500rpms. Now, the fun stuff. For more serious racing, or circle track, there are 2, that really work good. First, Edelbrock, makes the Victor Jr. It comes in a short, or taller version. The shorter would give more low end torque, as the taller, the opposite. This should be matched up to your settup. If you are running smaller tube headers, 1 5/8, say, with a really low gear, that would be a low end torque motor. The shorter version would be best here. !, and 7/8ths tubes, with, say, a 4:10 rear gear, is going to be a top end torque motor, so the taller, would work better. Remember, if you run the short, you can always install a 1 inch spacer under the carb to kill some low end, but, you cannot shorten the taller version. The Victor Jr. puddles pretty bad, on the street. I always run the Holley Strip Dominator. They make a short version, and a -2, which is the taller. Same mechanics apply to this, as the Victor. Now for this application, I would advise a mechanical secondary, double pumper. Holley list #4779, or #4780, a 750, or 800, respectively, will work best here. Avoid the list #3310, 780, as it is a vaccuum secondary, and for racing, mechanical works best. For this application, Edelbrock, AFB type carbs will not work as well, and I do not advise anything but a Holley. If you need more, the 850, or 1150 Dominator carbs, are great. Now, if you are running a Dart cylinder head, they make an intake, that is about $400. I would just have the Dominator, or Victor, cut to match the intake runner mouths, rather than spend the extra money.