On Apr 9, 4:02 pm, "Mary" <dd...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Jim C" <Jim.Cus...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >I think I have a bad head gasket on an 89 5.0. I had posted to this
> > group a while ago asking for diagnosis tips, and a pep talk on doing
> > it myself. I got lots of good tips, but I guess I'm still chicken.
> > I'm probably going to break down and have it done. While the shop has
> > the intake off, what better time to put it back together with a new
> > intake? :-)
>
> > I'm looking for recommendations, and I figured this group would have
> > plenty of 'em. This car will be an occasional fun driver, never
> > seeing the track, and never stoplight racing, so I'd like to make sure
> > to keep daily driveability with no drastic ****fts to the powerband.
> > If anything, I'd like to build up that 'invisible push' on your chest
> > when you accelerate out of a stop or on a down****ft on the road. I
> > like Edelbrock, because of their affordability and trust in the brand
> > name, but I'm open to others.
>
> > It seems like their Performer is more for a track car, and last time I
> > looked, I remember leaning towards their Performer RPM or Performer
> > Jr.
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> > I already have in-fender cold air, 73mm mass air meter, 70mm throttle
> > body, and MSD distributor and rotors.
>
> > Thoughts?
>
> There is the upper intake, lower intake, then the heads.
> new heads will make a real difference but cost $$ (I would put a blower
on
> it before new heads)
>
> If you like low end torque, get upper/lower intake with long runners,
not
> the short box like racing style ones as they developed peaky power in
the
> upper RPM range and the lower torque is almost gone.
Thanks Mary, for the tips. I've looked a little bit more into it, and
it seems like the Performer (long runners, power from idle - 5500)
might be just the one. I'm also seeing suggestions that to really
feel the difference is to do the Heads / Cams / Intake all at the same
time, but 1700 for a matched set is a lot all at once. I don't have
the knowledge to piece together my own kit, so I'd probably go with a
matched set from one manufacturer, like Edelbrock or Holley, but I'll
probably just do the intake (better by itself than stock), and leave
the heads and cam on my someday list.
Any other long runner recommendations, anyone? It seems like when I'm
**NOT** looking for it, every magazine has a head to head comparison,
but I can't find a single one now...
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