[tigerfan2771]

alright so im thinking about getting a halfshafted stock throttle body that has been ported to 65mm along with the vap auto intake spacer and a ported upper intake manifold that has a 65mm inlet. the price for all of these is $500. so what do you guys think? good deal? and what kind of gains would i be looking at? 15hp,10ft/lbs torque? thats what im hoping for anyway.

[Avaric3]

if youre gonna be porting the upper intake, you should do the same to the lower intake. w/ that and the other stuff i think you could probly see about a 20rwhp gain

[itschristorres8]

for that money you really will not see better gains in anything else aside from nitrous


so yes

[tigerfan2771]

Originally Posted by itschristorres8 for that money you really will not see better gains in anything else aside from nitrous so yes

and guess whose ported upper intake ill be buying?
and just wondering, how much would shipping cost to send the upper to 70003?

[Avaric3]

you could save money and get more hp out a ported and polished lower w/ a windstar upper instead of a p&p upper

[emgjsdk1]

Originally Posted by Avaric3 you could save money and get more hp out a ported and polished lower w/ a windstar upper instead of a p&p upper

yea and start saving up for a new hood,. i read they wont fit with a stock hood

[Avaric3]

Originally Posted by emgjsdk1 yea and start saving up for a new hood,. i read they wont fit with a stock hood

they can be made to fit easily. and for me it wouldnt be a prob cuz i have a termi hood lol

[itschristorres8]

it can fit under the stock hood with some modification

shipping for those parts is usually $18-23 i usually just charge a flat $20 because most of the time its about $19.90..so i charge .10cents in gas
and with gas prices as they are lol no but in all seriousness i charge a flat 20 anywhere in the 48states

im experiementing though with different portings. im taking one intake to a machine shop about 30min away from me and another intake 30 min opposite side then i tried one with harrison

[itschristorres8]

i will be doing my own once i figure its worth buying the tool. i have about 3-4 upper intakes at my house, 3 windstars, 3lowers, 2 sets of heads. =)

[tigerfan2771]

Originally Posted by itschristorres8 i will be doing my own once i figure its worth buying the tool. i have about 3-4 upper intakes at my house, 3 windstars, 3lowers, 2 sets of heads. =)

ive heard that different mothods of porting the upper intake will give different results. one person who ported his own actually lost 5hp and gained 5ft/lbs of torque. is this true? cause i dont wanna sacrifice either. and is the ported upper more of a mid range gain or a top end gain?

[itschristorres8]

Originally Posted by tigerfan2771 ive heard that different mothods of porting the upper intake will give different results. one person who ported his own actually lost 5hp and gained 5ft/lbs of torque. is this true? cause i dont wanna sacrifice either. and is the ported upper more of a mid range gain or a top end gain?

lol i think i know who that is
anyway it really depends on the setup and how the porting was done

usually a "self porting" will not turn out too good with out practice

[Avaric3]

im pretty sure you wont lose hp from porting and polishing your intakes

not 100% sure, but i think its more of a mid to upper rpm range thing. not saying it wont help the lower, but itll have a bigger effect as the rpms rise

[tigerfan2771]

Originally Posted by itschristorres8 lol i think i know who that is anyway it really depends on the setup and how the porting was done usually a "self porting" will not turn out too good with out practice

so youre pretty confident in the person that does your porting? will i see actual gains in horsepower and torque?

[itschristorres8]

well the guy im going to probably stick with works at
MUSTANG SPECIALTIES
its a little more pricey but i like they're work
for obdnanrs motor his block and intakes are going to him.
he does this daily as his job

[moond0ggie]

Originally Posted by Avaric3 not 100% sure, but i think its more of a mid to upper rpm range thing. not saying it wont help the lower, but itll have a bigger effect as the rpms rise

Thats correct,
Generally speaking, any port work you perform will increase the total CFM
of intake charge which is most beneficial in helping an engine achieve higher
RPMs. To utilize fully this advantage, you should also install a fatter cam.

[itschristorres8]

p&p does not mean you can rev higher incase anyone is getting mixed up with higher rpms and p&p

[Onemanzu]

Originally Posted by emgjsdk1 yea and start saving up for a new hood,. i read they wont fit with a stock hood

all you gotta do is moddify the TB cable bracket to make it work and your set

[tigerfan2771]

well id rather just stick with the stock look for now. but how much of a gain would i see with JUST the ported upper, 65mm halfshafted tb, and intake spacer? and am i gonna be able to feel the difference?

[El_Cangri]

10-20 h.p from just that i guess

[Avaric3]

im gonna say 15rwhp from just that stuff. the gains would probly be another 7 or 8 if you did the lower to tho