TBI Manifold Preference...???

[Doug Dayson]

Hi Bruce...

Bruce wrote:

> If your running an auto, you'll never notice the difference since most of it
> is under the stall speed of the converter.

Yes but, it's a lock-up converter (currently in fourth only) so I might notice
it in OD under load at low rpm.

>
>
> The other loser point about duals is how they recover after a shift.  Since
> you well above the **lower rpm magic** that they offer, your again giving
> away HP.

Agreed...

>
>
> Yes, you will notice a difference coming off idle, and just off of cruise
> (experince in doing the chip cal., can really min that), but there will be
> very noticeable gains everywhere else.

That part sounds good...

>
>
> Then again, there is the Cross Fire.

Hmmm, a cross-fire might be a little small for a 406, but I heard a rumor about
a new after-market cross-file manifold that'll really wake them up (bigger
runners etc), any truth to that?

How about the Howell concept of two two-barrel TBI's on a dual-quad manifold?

Thanks...

Doug

>
> Bruce
>
> From: "Doug Dayson" <djdayson at home.com>
> > Thanks, I'm concerned that I don't lose a bunch of low end (vs the medium
> rise
> > dual plane and Q-Jet) as I have a OD Trans and 3.08's etc, cruise between
> 1500 and
> > 2500 rpm.
> > My cam is pretty mild (218 @ .050 110 LSA) in a 406ci.
> > Doug
>
> > twsharpe at mtco.com wrote:
> > > I have used the Weiand and find it teriffic as long as you have a
> "small" cam
> > > and/or wide lobe separation. Anything that idles really bad with a
> Victor or
> > > Victor Jr. will die w/ the Weiand.  (I don't know why)  As long as you
> are "up"
> > > on the cam, the Weiand works better that anyone thinks it should. Just
> my $.02
> > > Tom
>
> > > Quoting The Punisher <punisher454 at hotmail.com>:
> > > > I cant realy think of a low rise manifold that would be much better
> than
> > > > a
> > > > torker2 for a 406.seems like there is a low rise single plane WEIAND
> but
> > > > I'm
> > > > not sure. Certianly a victor jr. would run alot better, but there goes
> > > > youre
> > > > hood clearence.
>
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