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Alan Roehrich · 07-06-2011, 06:45 PM

Jeff,
We never tried the iron intake on any "big" engines, but it ran really well on the 350-400 flat tappet iron head engines, well enough that most of the circle tracks outlawed it. That intake was very similar to the old Chevy dual plane high rise intakes, but it was a much later design.

As far as comparing the intakes, I'd guess you'll be hard pressed to find any serious data, as anyone using a stock intake had to use it, and anyone with a choice usually went straight to the speed shop and bought an Edelbrock or a Weiand, and sold the stock intake.

If the kid wants to really pony up, he can always grab a good casting and send it to Brezenski, they specialize in the cheated up stock appearing stuff.

As far as the market value of an LT-1 intake, just grab the casting number out of the blueprint guide and plug it into your favorite search engine. SOME of the stock stuff has dropped recently, by a considerable amount.

07-06-2011, 06:45 PM	#7
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,113 Likes: 1,571 Liked 1,826 Times in 414 Posts	Re: Best available cast/aluminum GM small block intake Jeff, We never tried the iron intake on any "big" engines, but it ran really well on the 350-400 flat tappet iron head engines, well enough that most of the circle tracks outlawed it. That intake was very similar to the old Chevy dual plane high rise intakes, but it was a much later design. As far as comparing the intakes, I'd guess you'll be hard pressed to find any serious data, as anyone using a stock intake had to use it, and anyone with a choice usually went straight to the speed shop and bought an Edelbrock or a Weiand, and sold the stock intake. If the kid wants to really pony up, he can always grab a good casting and send it to Brezenski, they specialize in the cheated up stock appearing stuff. As far as the market value of an LT-1 intake, just grab the casting number out of the blueprint guide and plug it into your favorite search engine. SOME of the stock stuff has dropped recently, by a considerable amount. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S