Reply to "BLUE THUNDER INTAKE SPECS???"

Better yet...availability.
About six months ago I set out to purchase two of the BT intakes, as I'm building two Clevelands, after a lengthy wait and looking at other options, I concluded the best choice for a big inch Cleveland would be the Holley Strip Dominator hands down and ironically even though the Strip Dominator was discontinued decades ago it is quite easily obtainable thru ebay. After speaking to the fellow that makes the Blue Thunder I learned why he only makes one batch a year, both the dealer I go thru and myself do not concur with the manufacturer's logic for such a limited surplus. After waiting for months on my order I pulled the plug and cancelled, had it been available I would have purchased two. I ordered in November last year and here we are and to my knowledge still not available? My opinion:if the Blue Thunder was readily available many more would sell, potential buyers get tired of the year long wait and seek alternative options. For a bigger displacement Cleveland the Strip Dominator offers much better mixture distribution to all 8 cylinders and claims that the BT makes 40 ft/lbs more of torque are simply not true. If I was building a bone stock 351C I would pick the BT but most of us upgrade with more cam timing, better exhaust and hotter ignition capable of using a single plane like the Strip Dominator. As per many Cleveland conessuars the Strip Dominator was light years ahead when designed 40 years ago. I've noticed in the Cleveland forums some of the most knowlegeable Cleveland builders use the Strip Dominator almost exclusively when going with factory iron heads and stroker displacements. As far as fittment in a Pantera engine bay, nearly similar heights between the two, just have to level the carb pad for Pantera usage.