ANY benefit to running an aftermarket upper and lower intake on a stock 95' stang?

If so, is it noticeable? How much increase is expected??

 

A new intake ranks up as one of the most popular mods. On a stock motor, it is noticeable and probably good for 10-15 HP and Ft/Lbs.. It becomes exponentially more important with:
1) a power adder
2) heads / cam

if you do either of those then you really notice it when you throw on a new intake.

I have always suggested going with a power adder first... then nickel and dime yourself to death with all the other bolt ons. At least then you really feel it when you dump the money in it instead of trying to convince yourself that it made a difference.

To answer your question, yes you notice the difference but should be coupled with at least a port on your stock heads or GT40 iron heads along with an off the shelf cam to make it worthwhile while you're in there.

You can spend anywhere from $150 on a used Explorer intake (GT40 / Cobra knockoff) to much more on the jazzy new BBK SSI thingy... Don't do any short runner / breadbox intakes unless you're going with a turbo or SC at some point. You can do a nice budget build with a freshened set of GT40 heads, cleaned up explorer intake and cam for less than $1000 and get 40-50 HP

 

save your money.....you can spend a grand to maybe find 40hp....

or you can spend $300.00, buy a simple single nozzle (wet) nitrous system and have 75-120hp.

 

That maybe so, and honestly, not bad of an option when you really think about it?? However, how often will the stock stuff handle being BLASTED with a shot of 100-120 HP nitrous?

Probably will handle it for a while but can't help thinking that something will eventually give. It would be nice to drive around bone stock and then on occassion when some butthole in the next lane is giving you grief to hit the "fun button" and watch him get smaller in your rear view. 8)

Was leaning toward some ported GT 40's and an E303 to go with the new upper/lower?

 

If your gonna do heads/cam atleast get some better performing parts then the GT40s and an E cam.

 

I've heard that trick flow makes good stuff for the 5.0s but that could be biased cause I heard it from a guy with their stuff

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Trick...mZ140272119955

here is an example off ebay of a trick flow upper and lower intake

they make heads too but I can't find any numbers supporting them so they could suck I guess

 

I did price out some Trick flow stuff. Very nice, but very expensive stuff. This car is meant for a daily driver - not a race car. Won't be running nitrous and just want a nice streetable daily driver.

Trick flow stuff was very nice and pricey! plus it required longer pushrods, different rocker arms, etc. Cost was over $2000 and I didn't get them on the car yet.

Why does everyone hate on GT 40's and an E-Cam? Many articles I've read on ported E7's and Gt 40's were VERY positive. Muscle mustang and fast fords did an article write up on a budget build using ported stock head and a nice cam and yielded well over 300 RWHP or 360 BHP? And that is using stock components including rocker arms, pushrods, etc.

There is something attractive about having a relatively stock car using, relatively stock components and making excellent power and suprising some guys....especially when you open the hood and all they seen is cast heads and and intake and wonder , "Whey does this thing go so well? "

Sure there are numerous choices - new and used - for aluminum heads, intakes, etc, but it all has to do with budget and what your intended purpose of the car is going to be.

To me, a set of worked over GT 40's, GT 40 upper and lower intake, and the nice rumble or a E-cam sound like a nice street setup?

If I didn't have a budget or I was intending on racing purposes only with Nitrous, sure I'd consider spending substantially more money, but this car is going to be used as a cruiser at 70-75 MPH with the occassional "between lights" competition.

 

The way I look at it as that if I'm going to go and take apaprt the top end I'm going to add parts to give it a good jump in power, and the GT40 heads and the E-cam are just to weak for me to want to bother with. But different people have different goals. They would make a nice cruiser setup, but you know your gonna want more power.

 

your desire to have a "street car" that you can have fun with is the ideal scenario for nitrous. it is on when you need it, and the other 99%of the time it is a mild mannered stocker. get a remote bottle valve and you can open the bottle at a stop light, when you need it.

i would never spend the money to have E7's worked on, Gt40 is good. i ran GT40p' with a B cam in a really light coupe....i miss that car.

 

I always favored the B cam myself back in the day. I actually have a set of ported GT40s and an E cam sitting in the basement waiting to go on my '95GT this winter. I always thought the Trick Flow intake was a pretty good deal for a nice piece. The heads/intake/cam package is pricey all at once but it is a proven package that makes some good power.. same thing with Edelbrock's top end kit. Depends on what you're looking for