SS classes/Sheet Metal Intakes
 

Just interested in why classes like SS/A and SS/B cars can run a sheet metal intake in SS. I only noticed it before on the AH cars but I see there on A and B cars also.

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I believe the rule books state any intake manifold can be used in SS.

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Where is performance advantage with the SM intakes? Our SS combos (SB Chevies) haven't experiemented with them, but imagine if you have the underhood room to straightened out the runners, that's a start?

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There are some other S/S cars with sheet metal manifolds - I have seen some Fords
and I think Randall Klein's 2x4 265 chevy has one as well

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I think it's pretty common on the 440-6bbl cars. Any SS car is allowed these intakes. Be wary though, some people spend $3500+ on these and slow down!

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There are very few cast manifolds available for the multiple carburetor cars. Where you can buy a single carburetor cast intake that will do a decent job on a Super Stock engine from any number of companies like Edelbrock or Holley, if you have a 3 two barrel or 2 four barrel engine, there probably isn't anything available in a cast intake. The thing about sheet metal intakes is that if you know what the engine wants, you can build an intake that fits the combination (provided there's room under the hood). But if you don't know what it wants, or you don't give it what it wants, a sheet metal intake may turn out to be an expensive paper weight.

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On the multi carb BB Chryslers it allows you to raise and reshape the port. The old STR manifolds were the beginning and the Early Pro Stock guys taught us well, Paul.

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For the 440-Six Pack engines in SS class, the Weiand intake was the best.

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SS6, stated that the Weiand 6pak manifold worked good ! Does anybody know if that manifold is still avail? John Lang ,,,,,,,,,,,

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the best??? i would more tend to say the only one...well..in the past..

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Yes, in the past...it made more power than the Edelbrock STR intake with the 6-Pack top. This link has lots of info on the different 6-pack intakes.

http://victorylibrary.com/mopar/weiand-c.htm

http://victorylibrary.com/graphics/weiand-6pk.jpg http://victorylibrary.com/graphics/Weiand-6pk-2.JPG

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This is and old thread that i found,,,
We have bean working on MANY diffrent style off six pack manifolds for the last 3,5 - 4 years for the Mopar big block. Everything from Edelbrock stock, Weiand ,Indy bottoms with diffrent tops, CFE sheet metals. We have take every intake to the max with modifikations, different tops , plenum volyms and carb tunings. We find out alott and start to make oer own sheet metal intake and did it in a different style that many " experts" says.This intake shall be fast at the track, that was the number one thing and make moore power over a wide rpm range. After over 100 dynotestes we now have a intake that do that , and raise the peak allso. It makes over 40 hp moore than the Weiand, and moore that 20 hp over the experts CFE ( 26 average hp). The pros Sheet metal intakes was NOT faster at the track, bad trottle respons and 60 feet time.
This is on a 440 cu Six pack Super Stock engines, that fits under the hood.
I dont know if i can put in a picture heir , we see.
Thanks Peter PPM Racing.