LS Intake Manifolds
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Thats not a great article for LS intakes IMO.
The table comparing EFI manifolds seems via Holly centric. I think any LS intake manifold comparison should include a FAST 90/102 as that was THE go to intake for every NA EFI build for practically 20 years. The carb table seems to take a pretty good cross section though (granted so few people seem to still be running carbs as EFI has become so easy to add / tune).
Its also odd that such a short article spends so much time talking about a NA 440 LS7 build. The number of LS modders with an engine that unusual has to be well under even a tenth of one percent. I think that section would've been better suited talking about intakes for power adders since that's infinitely more common that ultra huge ultra high compression builds.
I do wish theyd spend more time talking about the power curves rather than just peak numbers, as arguably that's more important for everyone except dedicated drag only cars thatll only live in a tiny window of rpm at the top of the range. Although some of these intakes don't make the best peak power, some of them shine at usable power under the curve.
The table comparing EFI manifolds seems via Holly centric. I think any LS intake manifold comparison should include a FAST 90/102 as that was THE go to intake for every NA EFI build for practically 20 years. The carb table seems to take a pretty good cross section though (granted so few people seem to still be running carbs as EFI has become so easy to add / tune).
Its also odd that such a short article spends so much time talking about a NA 440 LS7 build. The number of LS modders with an engine that unusual has to be well under even a tenth of one percent. I think that section would've been better suited talking about intakes for power adders since that's infinitely more common that ultra huge ultra high compression builds.
I do wish theyd spend more time talking about the power curves rather than just peak numbers, as arguably that's more important for everyone except dedicated drag only cars thatll only live in a tiny window of rpm at the top of the range. Although some of these intakes don't make the best peak power, some of them shine at usable power under the curve.
Last edited by bumpin96monte; Jan 29, 2023 at 01:48 PM.
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