I think it would be pretty tough to beat the TA 350 intake! All the comparisons I've seen or heard about, had TA come out on top. Scott
And what do you think about the use of an ( modified a bit) intake -single plane- made for chevies ? I acquired some months ago, in order to put it on top of my (BUICK!) smallblock, an Edelbrock multipoint EFI... the intake seems like a VictorJR I can buy a TA alum intake, then weld bosses, do taps, all the stuff; and I will be unable to use the standards parameters ... or I can machine spacers (between the cylinder heads and this narrow intake) Somebody tried that? ou: jcgtreize
intake ??? i would recommend a intake from a Buick specialist. they have done the research and all for out Buicks. remember.........way back when all the BB guys had was a adapted 440 mopar intake that had to use adapters ? we have moved onward and upward in our Buick world. we now have parts to use so why not use them ? i prefer to use T.A. parts but that is just my opinion. make your own decision on your choice but use a Buick supplier. that way they will continue to produce the parts we need to keep runnin'. later.............................
I'd prefer to buy niether and wait till there is an alum single plain intake thats better thant he TA or the Poston.
to what i understand the ta intake is like a edelbrock performer intake,and a single plane would be like a vic jr. so for the street im pretty sure the ta intake would be more than enough.the single plane would be for the more radical 350s and strip engines(like tubbeds or billmahs).i doubt a single plane would do anything in a 350 horse application.just my 2 cents
If you just wanna do that, I would talk to 10sec350(user id). His name is Jeff and he as already done(I believe it was a 250 shot) that with a TA intake. Worked pretty good and lived.
Dave, For the turbo project I would stick to the stock intake. Have the plenum hogged out and the runners cleaned up. Port match except the port floor is slightly ramped into the head. This should cover you over the entire power band. I wouldn't go spending money on aftermarket just yet. :Brow:
on the topic of aftermarket intakes--there is one of each the TA and the Poston intake for sale on ebay so anyone interested could probably get one or the other (or both and maybe do some comparisons :Brow: ) for quite a bit less than they cost new. I didn't provide links but just search for " Buick 350 Intake" and they will both pop up. fyi
i doubt a single plane would do anything in a 350 horse application.just my 2 cents[/QUOTE] Wanna bet? There is a lot of potential in these little 350's , we just don't have any parts to support them. That may be fixin to change though. :Brow: And by the way, Rob's motor is not some radical race engine, It's a street motor, not very radical at all. After seeing what Bill is doing with boost, I think we were a tad conservative on Rob's motor. Jim Burek
what i meant is that is that i ''think'' a single plane wouldnt do much on a almost stock application like mine.oohh im sure the 350 has a bunch of potential i love this 350s!!!!!!!
It's a fact that the other than stock 350's need a single plane intake! I 'm starting to have some hope now............
Go Victor... I support the adapter plate. It sounds like a good idea for the long term. Depending on how long it looks before "they" get a new intake for the 350, I would say either put the money in the adapter plates or put it toward headers or something else you don't have yet. It won't take much work on a 350 to make use of a VictorJR. :TU: I personnally think that a Victor or Super Victor would be a good type of performance intake for the 350. A VictorJR usually needs ported/port-matched anyways and doesn't have much more top end than a RPM intake. If your going to put an intake on a stock 350 than a iron or TA will do but if your looking for performance get something that will bolt-on out of the box that will give you what your looking for. :Brow: I think any of the single plane intakes are best used with a power adder. :TU:
