Bluewasp

Looks like they are getting close to release!

here are the install instructions with information about the intakes. Enjoy!

http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive_.../7000/7109.pdf


Hope this isn't a dupe.

Bluewasp

someone told me edelbrock made the LT1/LT4 intake for GM. Anyone know this to be fact?

dc3plt

I'd be very interested in this.

GS057

Strick

With the supply of LT4 intakes getting smaller, this might be the way to go if upgrading a LT1 to a LT4. Will continue to

Bluewasp

it will be the only way!

rickneworleansla

So does anyone want to guess how much of a gain will be had from the LT4 intake, heads, TB, and cam on a mostly stock LT1? What about just the new intake? Will they be powder coated? How much longer before the intake will be released?

Thanks

SHINOBI-X

DEJA VU... Theres a thread going on right now about the same topic somewhat.

BrianCunningham

I wonder what the runner length is?

SHINOBI-X

I got an idea!! If eveyone wants to "donate" a few bucks i'll buy 1 and do a before and after dyno test...sounds good!? ok? Want my paypal anyone? This would be cool!

LT4POWR

Actually the OEM LT1 intake can be welded & ported to work w/ LT4 type heads. I would be very surprised if this intake made any more power than OEM. The "Air Gap" reduces the already lacking plenum volume. If you ask me Edelbrock really missed the mark with this one...I think there is a good size market for decently priced cast bolt-on performance (not factory repacement) LTx intake. Look at what the Ford 5.0 guys have to choose from.

LT4BUD

Apparantly the gains, if any, would come from a cooler, denser air going into the cylinder...

Hope they provide some kind of before/after dyno.....

I also wonder if they match the ...000777 LT4 intake gasket....which is what a lot of us have had our heads port matched to..

FX GS

I heard Edlebrock was the supplier for the 96.................with the 10 year rule that GM has for suppling parts it only would make sense that Edelbrock would come out with it

groundhawg

Y'all need to get your story straight.

The only reason why the original manifold died back in the mid 90's was not from the lack of demands or some backdoor agreement with GM, but because they could not successfully cast the intakes on a repeated basis. It was a manufacturing failure.

Today we have wonderful 3-D CAD systems being used with stereolithography to work out the manufacturing bugs before the components are even cast.

The problem with the original LT1 or LT4 intakes is not with the volume flow, bit it's short runners. TPI we too long, Gen II were to short and Gen III were just right. Just like Goldilock and the 3 bears.

The lack of runners hurt the low and mid range torque. Any apprecible increase can easily add another 45 to 55 ft-# of torque between 3200-4200 rpm, while not losing out in the HP category till 5300-5700 rpm.

SHINOBI-X

A composite intake would be cool resembling the LS1 intake......

FD2BLK

The instructions have been out for over a year and I called them back in Feb of this year and they stated the intake was still under development; my guess is it will never be built. There was a pretty long post on this back several months ago and a link to the same sheet posted here was available then. I hope it does get built but am not holding my breath

Tom Piper

I wonder about the height; does it fit under a stock C4 hood with the proper clearance?
There isn't much room under there.

I also would like to know runner length.


Tom Piper

fredk

It is advertised in a perf. mag. that I just picked up yesterday. One for the LT1 and one for the LT4. It's in GM High Tech Performance.

Fred

rickneworleansla

Thats good news. Hopefully they would not pay for advertising if it was not going to happen. Although I have seen other companies do that with other products that were canceled.

wolverine1967

if someone does put this on, i'd be very curious what gains if any this has over stock. for $138 it sounds like a good peice to put on for not much money.