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Edelbrock Air Gap Intake Manifold

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Topic: Edelbrock Air Gap Intake Manifold
Posted By: GranTorinoSport
Subject: Edelbrock Air Gap Intake Manifold
Date Posted: 17-August-2010 at 4:46PM
Does a 460 with the Edelbrock Air Gap intake work in a Torino/etc? I know it sits a bit higher than a regular Edelbrock Performer, and the factory style air cleaner is not that far from the hood as it is on most engine combos in these cars.

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Scott Eklund

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Posted By: Psquare75
Date Posted: 17-August-2010 at 6:15PM
My Gray car has a Stealth with a Holley and an OEM 460 air cleaner. The pad has a nice blue ring around it. But no dents. 

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Paul
77 XR7 460/C6/3.00:1 *SOLD*
78 XR7 523/C6/3.5:1
79 F100 460/TKO500/3.25:1
'I also have some left over potatoes-I understand you can generate electricity from them'- Foote500


Posted By: madmaxtorino
Date Posted: 01-September-2010 at 12:07PM
Mine has stealth with fast efi and air filter under stock hood.

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Allan
Revelation 6:8
When there is no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth.


Posted By: antlerfiend
Date Posted: 01-September-2010 at 1:41PM
I have a 460 in my 68 torino with an Offy Port-o-sonic and it doesn't fit under the hood.

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Alex
72 GTS (Morgan's Baby)
68 CJ Drag Car Clone
65 Mustang (first car)
77 LTD II (Drag Car)
78 Mustang II V6 4 speed


Posted By: GranTorinoSport
Date Posted: 02-September-2010 at 5:03AM
Wow, those are tall manifolds!

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Scott Eklund

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Posted By: JimW
Date Posted: 02-September-2010 at 5:11AM
Offy is about 1/2" talller than the regular Performer RPM.  I used to be able to get the POS to fit with the hood bracing removed or without an aircleaner..  The RPM just barely rubbed the hood with the bracing intact and a drop base filter.
 
The victor is a tall intake (though shorter than the upcoming TFS intake), but I have seen that fit under a stock hood with a very low short filter setup and a 4150 carb..
 
If you compromise the filter to fit a tall intake under a stock hood, you'd be better off with a ported Torquer 2 intake from what I've heard.
 
 


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1976 S&H Gran Torino

460/C6/4.33 13.05@105.6

545/C6/3.56 11.52@117.8

More to come!!!!

463rwhp/495rwtq

two tons of fun

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Posted By: antlerfiend
Date Posted: 02-September-2010 at 10:01AM
On my 68 we are going to add to the hood scoop that is on it to make it taller and still have the stock look.

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Alex
72 GTS (Morgan's Baby)
68 CJ Drag Car Clone
65 Mustang (first car)
77 LTD II (Drag Car)
78 Mustang II V6 4 speed


Posted By: torkair
Date Posted: 02-September-2010 at 10:14AM
Any word on a 72 with the GT hood, 460, Victor intake, and 4500 carb?

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72 Gran Torino "sport"- in progress

73 Ranchero GT- Q code-460/C6/3.25 open rear


Posted By: JimW
Date Posted: 03-September-2010 at 7:52AM

It will fit (without any spacers), but the air cleaner will be your big decision point.  I have seen a Victor and 4150 fit under a stock flat hood so the extra height from the 4500 should be easy to accomodate with the factory scoop



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1976 S&H Gran Torino

460/C6/4.33 13.05@105.6

545/C6/3.56 11.52@117.8

More to come!!!!

463rwhp/495rwtq

two tons of fun

see it and hear it at:

www.torinocobra.com

www.st


Posted By: GranTorinoMan
Date Posted: 08-September-2010 at 10:55AM
If your worried about hood space go with the low profile Edelbrock Torker II manifold. I pulled 12.30 sec. 1/4 mile passes using a 1000CFM throttle body bolted on top with that manifold. I switched to the Victor 460 manifold, used the same 1000 CFM TB, 4" K&N with a 2" drop air cleaner base (see pictures below). I have the factory GT hood and everything fits with no rubbin on the underhood paint. 
 
I'm not sure how much higher a carb is compared to my Holley TB, so here's the link to my TB.
http://www.holley.com/9900-171.asp - http://www.holley.com/9900-171.asp
 
When the hood is shut all you can see through the scoop is the K&N filter.
   
  
       


Posted By: torkair
Date Posted: 08-September-2010 at 12:30PM
The clincher for me is that I got an absolute KILLER of a deal on the Victor intake ($85 from an old ford racer with more parts than cars) so I'm gonna use it, I figure worst case scenario, if it doesn't fit then I take the plain jane hood, cut a big ol hole in it, and mount up an appropriate scoop.

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72 Gran Torino "sport"- in progress

73 Ranchero GT- Q code-460/C6/3.25 open rear


Posted By: GranTorinoMan
Date Posted: 08-September-2010 at 5:17PM
I always wanted to take a Tunnel Ram with dual 4-barrels and stick it through a flat hood. Maybe you can sell your Victor to help pay for a TR.Big smile
 
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