Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Aluminum intake for my 340? #1759586
02/21/15 02:58 PM
02/21/15 02:58 PM
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 3,691
MO
C
cdp Offline OP
master
cdp  Offline OP
master
C

Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 3,691
MO
Looking for a LD340 as they I know they are a great all around performer and looks close to stock. But, prices seem kind of high lately, so I've been looking at alternatives and want to keep the stock coil location.

My choices are.

Weind 8015 or the 8022 stealth intake.

Can anyone tell me if the ports are correct for stock X-heads, or will they need ported to match?

Re: Aluminum intake for my 340? [Re: cdp] #1759587
02/21/15 04:34 PM
02/21/15 04:34 PM
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 28
Montana
D
DDodger Offline
member
DDodger  Offline
member
D

Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 28
Montana
What's wrong with something like a performer RPM?

Re: Aluminum intake for my 340? [Re: DDodger] #1759588
02/21/15 05:10 PM
02/21/15 05:10 PM
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 27,451
So Cal
autoxcuda Offline
Too Many Posts
autoxcuda  Offline
Too Many Posts

Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 27,451
So Cal
8022 stealth or edelbrock performer RPM intakes will give very similar results to LD340.

If looks are a concern, pick between those two what works for you.

Re: Aluminum intake for my 340? [Re: autoxcuda] #1759589
02/21/15 05:49 PM
02/21/15 05:49 PM
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 2,070
CA
C
crackedback Offline
top fuel
crackedback  Offline
top fuel
C

Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 2,070
CA
8022 doesn't have coil mount bosses like an LD340. 8022 is a good intake with some jetting quirks.

Re: Aluminum intake for my 340? [Re: crackedback] #1759590
02/21/15 06:29 PM
02/21/15 06:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 27,451
So Cal
autoxcuda Offline
Too Many Posts
autoxcuda  Offline
Too Many Posts

Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 27,451
So Cal
Quote:

8022 doesn't have coil mount bosses like an LD340. 8022 is a good intake with some jetting quirks.




Good point.

Edelbrock 7176 has coil mount bosses:



LD 340:



Here's a stock 68-70 340 intake and a 71 to the left:



1969 casting 340 intake large size: http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/O7gAAOSwa39U1ZSD/$_57.JPG

Last edited by autoxcuda; 02/21/15 06:31 PM.
Re: Aluminum intake for my 340? [Re: cdp] #1759591
02/22/15 11:16 AM
02/22/15 11:16 AM
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,629
wilmington,ohio
O
ohiodemon Offline
top fuel
ohiodemon  Offline
top fuel
O

Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,629
wilmington,ohio
any reason for keeping stock coil location ?

Re: Aluminum intake for my 340? [Re: ohiodemon] #1759592
02/22/15 05:20 PM
02/22/15 05:20 PM
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 27,451
So Cal
autoxcuda Offline
Too Many Posts
autoxcuda  Offline
Too Many Posts

Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 27,451
So Cal
Quote:

any reason for keeping stock coil location ?




Original poster asked for something that "...looks close to stock."

He's looking for an aluminum intake that looks as close to stock as possible.

Re: Aluminum intake for my 340? [Re: autoxcuda] #1759593
02/24/15 02:10 AM
02/24/15 02:10 AM
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,255
Columbus, GA
Michael Ecks Offline
pro stock
Michael Ecks  Offline
pro stock

Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,255
Columbus, GA
The LD340 doesn't look that close to stock to me, with the front runners reversed and taller.

Closest thing to stock is the Mopar M1 dual plane below that is I think out of production.

The Stealth is a good intake. Felt better even on my car even before I port matched it, than the RPM Air Gap. For the coil I just mounted mine on the firewall.

One bad part about the stealth is that the port sizes vary greatly on the same manifold. In general they are 318 sized instead of 340/360. Though when I got around to port matching mine I would say 4 needed a lot of grinding, 2 some grinding, and 2 were already almost the larger port size.

8439197-Picture039.jpg (267 downloads)

"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of
your thoughts" ~ Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Re: Aluminum intake for my 340? [Re: Michael Ecks] #1759594
02/24/15 03:01 AM
02/24/15 03:01 AM
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 16,376
D
dogdays Offline
I Live Here
dogdays  Offline
I Live Here
D

Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 16,376
That old MP intake gains nothing except loss of weight. Pretty much a 340 intake done in aluminum.

R.

Re: Aluminum intake for my 340? [Re: dogdays] #1759595
02/25/15 02:03 AM
02/25/15 02:03 AM
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 3,691
MO
C
cdp Offline OP
master
cdp  Offline OP
master
C

Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 3,691
MO
I've thought about the MP replacement. Noticed on summit that the design may have changed on the water neck that looks really weird. Can anyone verify this to be true? Did they do a design change?

http://www.pentastarparts.com.au/store/index.php?l=product_detail&p=2015

Re: Aluminum intake for my 340? [Re: cdp] #1759596
02/25/15 11:35 AM
02/25/15 11:35 AM
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 15,487
Florida
S
scratchnfotraction Offline
I Live Here
scratchnfotraction  Offline
I Live Here
S

Joined: May 2003
Posts: 15,487
Florida
looking at the MP intake posted above and the one in the link they are different.

t-stat and by-pass hose locaction changed.

looks to be more magnum t-case freindly on the by-pass port.

looks like no a/c either.

I like the LD4b/LD340 and the Holley street/strip dominator intakes best over all on my street junk. the LD340 is on par with the RPM air-gap with the LD340 only a couple # below modern RPM intake.







Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.1