Reply to "New engine/low HP"

Unfortunately Gary there aren't any similarities between the intakes in the Tim Meyer test & those under discussion. The intakes in the test are small port RV type intakes. For instance the Holley Tim Meyer tested is the "Street" Dominator, not the "Strip" Dominator. The Street Dominator is considered a joke to the Cleveland performance crowd. You can't give them away on ebay, whereas the Strip Dommy sells for $300 & up. The type of motor you would bolt one of those intakes to is not the same motor you bolt a BT or Strip Dommy to. Much lower rpm.

To answer your question the BT will make more bhp than Edelbrock's Performer 4V for the 351C or the oem Ford intakes, all on top, down low I wouldn't expect to see much if any difference. The BT is a free breathing high rise two plane intake that operates very well over a very wide powerband. But by its 2 plane design it is impossible for it to keep up with an open plenum intake like the Strip Dommy or Torker above 5000 rpm. The cool thing about the BT is that it doesn't give up as much power as the other 2 plane Cleveland intakes. Back in its hey day, it was the closest thing to keeping your cake & eating it too. It sounds to me that the Strip Dommy with a tuner carb actually achieves that now, a very wide range single 4 barrel intake system that makes even more bhp on top than the BT does.

All the modern hot rod stuff amazes me, the new heads, hydraulic roller cams, tuner carbs, inexpensive stroker cranks, bolt on fuel injection. It's all good. I can't wait to read what your new motor does on the dyno, I'm expecting good things.

My perception of things is influenced by the past, I get a chuckle from the younger guys who don't think 500 bhp is enough, and want more. Jeez! 500 bhp used to be a big, big deal.

I'd like to find out how your motor is going, but I don't want to steal this post from Art. I'll PM you.

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