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Intake Manifold

Well I'm looking for a good, used, performance intake for my 306. The stock one, well, sucks, since it flows about 150cfm and the GT40P heads flow close to 200cfm:hick: . Any ways since most of the street performance intakes will deliver pretty much the same power on my combo (within 5 hp or so) I'm judging what I want based on looks:D . So here's what I'm looking for:

Cobra Intake

Tubular GT40 intake
(I know the Explorer is the same but it just doesn't look as nice to me.)

Edelbrock Performer 5.0

Trick Flow Street Heat


If you guys happen to have any of them lying around I'm interested. I'd like to pay ~$200 for the intake as I'm on a limited budget right now. If you have anything of interest pm me. Thanks.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #1 –
Hell thats what you would pay for an Explorer intake.
One 88

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Reply #2 –
Quote from: CougarSE;175630
Hell thats what you would pay for an Explorer intake.


You would think:hick: . I tried to go that route but everyone thinks the EGR version is made of gold or something and they want $350 or more for it. For that much I'd just buy a brand new Cobra........
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #3 –
I polished my Explorer upper,and it looks better than a Cobra intake.More compliments as well.Wait until I finish my next one of a kind intake plate.People will be asking for them.Get the Explorer intake and call it a day.You probably won't find the others for what you're wanting to spend,although,I hope you do.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #4 –
good luck finding anything other than an explorer intake for $200.
1979 Ford Fairmont
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5.0L/4R70W/8.8"/5-lug/3" Exhuast

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Reply #5 –
disney lincoln is selling this on FvC
 Professional Products Typhoon intake. Ready to go. $225 + shipping.
http://www.fordvschevy.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64435
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

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Reply #7 –
Quote from: 32VFoxBird;175636
good luck finding anything other than an explorer intake for $200.


Where? All the egr Explorer intakes I've seen have been going for $350+ on ebay and craigs list. The wreakers by me don't even have 5.0 Explorers that I can get the intake from. At $350 I might as well buy a brand new Cobra which is only about $20 more.

Quote from: daboss351;175638
disney lincoln is selling this on FvC
 Professional Products Typhoon intake. Ready to go. $225 + shipping.
http://www.fordvschevy.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64435


It would work but not very well. The operating range (1,500-6,500 rpm) is too high for my cam (1,200-5,200 rpm) range and how high my AOD is willing to shift. I'd probably loose low speed torque with that intake.

Quote from: Innes;175642
its not that ugly is it


It's not that the Explorer is butt ugly it's just not as nice looking as a Tubular GT40 or a Cobra.



Now if someone did have an EGR Explorer intake sitting around for $200 I would be interested. But who is really willing to part with one for that much?
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #8 –
they go mass air and a bigger cam!
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

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Reply #9 –
Like I said,my Explorer upper is polished with the recessed areas (the "grille") painted black.The picture above looks like it was painted silver.And painted very poorly.I put about 8 hours of labor into polishing mine,and you can see yourself in it.Looks aftermarket.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #10 –
I can buy entire explorer motors for $300 ;)
One 88

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Reply #11 –
Quote from: CougarSE;175667
I can buy entire explorer motors for $300 ;)


Want to get me the EGR intake off of one? :D
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #12 –
Read:  http://www.tmossporting.com/
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

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Reply #13 –
Quote from: V8Demon;175766
Read:  http://www.tmossporting.com/


I've read through his website and talked to him already:D . I know the ported stock HO intake would make about the same power (the same if not a bit more torque down low) as an unported GT40 style intake up to 4,500 rpms. It's just that last 500 rpms where the GT40 shines. I'm just, well, not that great at porting:hick: . I know he could do my manifold for me but it costs ~$220. That's why I'm trying to find something that flows as good for a little less, if psooible.



Man I sound like a cheap ass:wtf:
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #14 –
Just trying to give some options.  You mentioned something in another thread about your car shifting at 5000 RPM's at WOT.  You may wanna do something to increase that number a little once you open up that intake to take advantage of your heads and cam.
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!