Looks like the MPI is the only sure way to go. Still an
enormus amout of modification just to put it on. =o(
I may just buy one, put it on a pedestal and bow to it
7 times everynight. ;)
GS -
Frank.T.Holloway@KP.ORG wrote:
> There has been a lot of talk about intake manifold mods, replacement, etc.
> Here is the straight scoop. The factory manifold has been tuned for low
> bottom end torque. There have been mods performed on it like removing the
> divider, shortening the runners, and so on, and so on, and so on. When the
> runners are shortened, airflow within the manifold is disturbed, to the
> point where without a lot of filling and flow bench work, the modified
> manifolds actually flow less. You can get the flow back but it takes a LOT
> of work. Even with this work, the gains are really not that significant. A
> better choice is the MPI a.k.a. M-1 manifold. The M-1 is the best SB
> Chrysler manifold made. There are others that develop greater peak HP, but
> none have the powerband that the M-1 has. The M-1 comes on at approx. 2,500
> and will continue to flow way past 6,000 RPM. The only disadvantage is that
> they aren't legal for use on the street, and there is some work to make them
> fit on the Magnum engine. They make gobs of power and with the proper cam
> selection, they just get better. They are cheap as compared to the cost of
> making the factory work better. The smog issue, all I can say about this, it
> doesn't take that long to swap intakes..........
>
> My two cents - Frank
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