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Re: Seeking intake/carburetor advice for STREET 440. [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #1515413
10/12/13 07:48 AM 10/12/13 07:48 AM
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rebuild your stock carb, recurve the distributor and call it a day. the ch4b or performer intakes would work well in your application however other than shedding 10 lbs you will see no difference. a waste of money imo. if you were putting in a cam I'd say ok. but with the stock cam in there your car will see no gain.







Yep. Good advice right here.

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Re: Seeking intake/carburetor advice for STREET 440. [Re: bobby66] #1515414
10/12/13 08:44 AM 10/12/13 08:44 AM
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rebuild your stock carb, recurve the distributor and call it a day. the ch4b or performer intakes would work well in your application however other than shedding 10 lbs you will see no difference. a waste of money imo. if you were putting in a cam I'd say ok. but with the stock cam in there your car will see no gain.







Yep. Good advice right here.



I completely disagree.....the weight savings would be 20 lbs

You would just move the power around the rpm range a bit (with a manifold change) and any net increase that you might get would only be found in the weeds of an et time slip. You would never notice it on the street.
Re: Seeking intake/carburetor advice for STREET 440. [Re: BSB67] #1515415
10/12/13 08:53 AM 10/12/13 08:53 AM
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Wonder how much that car weighs? Nice cruiser for sure.

Re: Seeking intake/carburetor advice for STREET 440. [Re: bobby66] #1515416
10/12/13 09:52 AM 10/12/13 09:52 AM
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I would be surprised if an Edelbrock Performer (or any modern dual plane) was worse than stock at any rpm. Better runner design, and also designed for off idle. But I confess I've never looked too close at the low low numbers

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Re: Seeking intake/carburetor advice for STREET 440. [Re: VincentVega] #1515417
10/12/13 12:17 PM 10/12/13 12:17 PM
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aluminum intake lighter,better against heat soak.i run a performer with a half inch spacer seat of pants no difference,but no problems starting up hot or cold
Re: Seeking intake/carburetor advice for STREET 440. [Re: d-150] #1515418
10/12/13 12:39 PM 10/12/13 12:39 PM
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I will jump on the rebuild stock stuff, but add a suggestion to block the heat crossover with the correct gasket.
My 68 300, with a stock 440 ran an Edlebrock carb with a choke, and it was nearly as good as a fuel injected car for driveablility very happy with the way it ran.

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Re: Seeking intake/carburetor advice for STREET 440. [Re: sthemi] #1515419
10/12/13 05:30 PM 10/12/13 05:30 PM
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Manitoba, Canada
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I don't like using an iron intake with the crossover blocked. it takes noticeably longer for the intake to warm up, which opens the choke. the aluminum ones heat up quicker so not as much of an issue. I know I tried it with an iron intake on a 440 I was daily driving and I didn't care for that.
Re: Seeking intake/carburetor advice for STREET 440. [Re: DaytonaTurbo] #1515420
10/12/13 05:42 PM 10/12/13 05:42 PM
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THE ONLY intakes for the 440 that were specifically designed for MPG and GRUNT were the SP2P and StreetMaster ... period.

Re: Seeking intake/carburetor advice for STREET 440. [Re: BeEtLeJuIcE !] #1515421
10/12/13 07:51 PM 10/12/13 07:51 PM
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Lavonia, GA
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Thanks for the advice, everyone, but just as I suspected, there are about as many suggestions as there are posts!

I will probably throw the Streetmaster on, since I have it, and move towards a standard Performer intake/Performer Plus cam in the future. I think that would best match what I'm seeking. If I hate the Streetmaster, the RB intakes are easy enough to swap around.

Re: Seeking intake/carburetor advice for STREET 440. [Re: cjbill] #1515422
10/12/13 09:35 PM 10/12/13 09:35 PM
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but just as I suspected, there are about as many suggestions as there are posts!

You catch on quick . yeah you do have to do some sorting but the tech expertise here is off the charts

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Re: Seeking intake/carburetor advice for STREET 440. [Re: RapidRobert] #1515423
10/12/13 09:40 PM 10/12/13 09:40 PM
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Lavonia, GA
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No doubt, I'm sure I'll be back for the tech advice! Well, I guess this is my chance to try it out for myself and report back to the board DEFINITIVELY the experiences of a land yacht hop-up.

Re: Seeking intake/carburetor advice for STREET 440. [Re: cjbill] #1515424
10/12/13 11:02 PM 10/12/13 11:02 PM
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Downtown Roebuck Ont
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The cheapest upgrade for your stated intent that you will actually get seat of the pants return on is to advance the stock cam 4 deg. It will give your low end torque a nice increase.

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Re: Seeking intake/carburetor advice for STREET 440. [Re: Twostick] #1515425
10/13/13 10:25 PM 10/13/13 10:25 PM
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Lavonia, GA
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Well, got to checking the numbers, and I have the JUNKY Non-HP AVS carb 4966S. So, looks like I'll try out the '75 truck TQ carb I have. I've already got the choke spring, just have to change up fuel feed, I guess.

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Re: Seeking intake/carburetor advice for STREET 440. [Re: cjbill] #1515426
10/13/13 10:36 PM 10/13/13 10:36 PM
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I have the JUNKY Non-HP AVS carb 4966S



Nothing wrong with that carb.
Re: Seeking intake/carburetor advice for STREET 440. [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #1515427
10/13/13 10:44 PM 10/13/13 10:44 PM
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I have the JUNKY Non-HP AVS carb 4966S



Nothing wrong with that carb.





Re: Seeking intake/carburetor advice for STREET 440. [Re: cjbill] #1515428
10/13/13 10:45 PM 10/13/13 10:45 PM
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There's a guy who posted on this thread that would do wonders with that carb

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