AKSSS Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 I have been goin back through all the old threads on here just trying to get myself up to date with everything everyone else has already learned and I found a few diffrent threads about guys blowing a hole in the side of the block on the # 7 cylinder. Riddler is just down the road from me and he had problems with more than one motor with that issue. So I am wondering what is the best manifold to use when running f/i? I saw an article or two on the new edelbrock xt manifold but didn't see anything with people running it yet. What is the best options to go with? What should I be concidering when I upgrade my manifold, if I need to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMEST Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 You can run stock. I run the super vic jr with the edlbrock elbow and 90mm tb I have been goin back through all the old threads on here just trying to get myself up to date with everything everyone else has already learned and I found a few diffrent threads about guys blowing a hole in the side of the block on the # 7 cylinder. Riddler is just down the road from me and he had problems with more than one motor with that issue. So I am wondering what is the best manifold to use when running f/i? I saw an article or two on the new edelbrock xt manifold but didn't see anything with people running it yet. What is the best options to go with? What should I be concidering when I upgrade my manifold, if I need to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04CHASE Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 the stock intakes work . there is alot of theory on why #7 fails. some thing its air flow but w2w did test on this by turning the intke manifold back wards and #7 was still an issue. another theory is coolant flow in the head. only thing bad with an aluminum intake manifold is heat soak . ive been debating on going to a sheet metal for my new build but still undecided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krambo Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 the stock intakes work . there is alot of theory on why #7 fails. some thing its air flow but w2w did test on this by turning the intke manifold back wards and #7 was still an issue. another theory is coolant flow in the head. Yea, I feel it is a combo of airflow and coolant flow. Adding the rear coolant crossover tube instead of plugs seems like a good idea as well. I am waiting to see results for the results of the new Eddlebrock intake with boost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKSSS Posted February 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Yea, I feel it is a combo of airflow and coolant flow. Adding the rear coolant crossover tube instead of plugs seems like a good idea as well. I am waiting to see results for the results of the new Eddlebrock intake with boost. Well I guess I will continue to run my stock intake then. Untill I learn other wise. Thanks for the info guys. Still learning. Can't wait to get out on the track and see what I can run this summer. This turbo has been a handfull and quite a learning experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quik Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 run the stock intake till your over 1k in power. the rear cylinder is in relation to coolant. to help prevent any issue is to tune little rich. i shoot for target 11.0 with high boost levels. ppl running around at 12.0 might see a gain of 5hp more then a 11.0 tune but no reason to risk the motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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