[supernovaman72]

Years ago, I put an Edlebrock Tarantula (TM2-O?), a similar "single plain" intake, on a stock SS 396 Chevelle w/ 4 speed and stock gears that I owned at the time. I lost an awful lot of bottom end. Later, I installed that same intake on an SS 396 Nova w/ 4 speed and "4:88" gears and found it was a totally different animal! The gears made a big difference in the way the intake responded and in the "seat of the pants feel!"

I think for a street car, I would be more inclined to stay with a good "dual plain" intake.

Dave

Gears do have a lot to do with how much you will suffer on the bottom end, But i would suggest a rpm air gap, your setup seems relivly mild and the cam is a low rpm cam, But what is prob going to save you is your 2800 rpm converter, Your prob going to get a little bit more than 2800 out of it because of the gears and all the torque your motor will make. Im kinda on the fence.

Trantula intakes looked cool but i was under the impression they had horrible flow charicteristics. But like i said they looked cool, the only intake i know of there the carb is kicked out at a 15* angle

 

[supernovaman72]

supernovaman72

quote: "Trantula intakes looked cool but i was under the impression they had horrible flow charicteristics" end quote.

The Tarantula is 30+ year old technology. I used it as an example and not a recommendation. There are much better manifolds available "today."

"My point" was that a "single plain" manifold would not necessarily be a good choice for a "street car." A good "dual plain," such as the RPM, would be a good example as well as many others.

By the way, that same Nova with the Tarantula and it's "bad flow characteristics" was never beat.

Dave

I was just trying to say that comparing a tarantula to an late model after market single plane isint exactly apples to apples.