Anyone mess with 351C engines on here?

im looking for the best intake for a 9.5 deck AFD clevland headed 445cid engine , im using a box stock AFD 4100 intake with a 4500 adaptor . this intake was for a 9.2 deck but i made spacers . 6000 converter, c4 trans
278-290 @ .050.. 14.1 compression. i was thinking about trying to convert an edebrock 351w 2828 intake. does anyone have anything better in mind?

CHI had some nice ones, not sure if they are avaliable or not.

http://www.chiheads.com.au/3v_manifolds.php

i remember a test done years ago on the "best clevland"intake and the strip dominator was,at the time,the best.they're hard to find nowdays tho.

this guys stuff works pretty good. I have the 8.2 deal on my small block

http://www.falcongt.com.au/funnelweb.htm


Ace

Here's more info
http://raceabilene.com/kelly/hotrod/funnelweb.html

Ace

Wow that brings back a combo i was gonna do 17 years ago thats sorta like this,it was a 351w using cleveland heads i still have a new B&A performance track boss intake,custom dome pistons,rings and new rods. Funny how ya forget about stuff you stashed away years ago

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JBR-3 wrote:Hope I'm not highjacking too severely, but I have a 351-C question.
Rather ask here.
Will a 4" crank with 2.100 SBC journals and steel rods require much grinding,
typically, on the cylinder bore bottoms ?
Thanks,
JB Rossit

never done the 4" stroke but would think it was a bolt in . plus for the C block oil pan rail to pan rail is wider than the W and the crank C/L to cam C/L is greater

CHI intake. By far the best out there now. The new eddy intake is okay but is still far behind.

been thinking about the edelbrock 2863 with some machine work . i have been told this is a better intake than the chi but i dont know that for sure

10SHOTS wrote:been thinking about the edelbrock 2863 with some machine work . i have been tpold this is a better intake than the chi but i dont know that for sure

the CHI needs no machine work except maybe a port match and the flow numbers are ridiculous. the eddy piece is a great piece. never used it in a cleveland build but seen it work on yates stuff with great success.

whatbumper wrote:

10SHOTS wrote:been thinking about the edelbrock 2863 with some machine work . i have been tpold this is a better intake than the chi but i dont know that for sure

the CHI needs no machine work except maybe a port match and the flow numbers are ridiculous. the eddy piece is a great piece. never used it in a cleveland build but seen it work on yates stuff with great success.

Do you know what the CHI flows ? this is what a 2863 flows
1) 340
2) 327
3) 342
4) 328

5) 333
6) 347
7) 334
8 342

I would say more than that but I don't know the numbers. I have seen them on victor headed motors and not be a restriction out of the box.

10SHOTS wrote:been thinking about the edelbrock 2863 with some machine work . i have been told this is a better intake than the chi but i dont know that for sure

Who told you this lie...?
The guys at Edelbrock...?

rmcomprandy wrote:

10SHOTS wrote:been thinking about the edelbrock 2863 with some machine work . i have been told this is a better intake than the chi but i dont know that for sure

Who told you this lie...?
The guys at Edelbrock...?

Ford Performance Solutions, i wont name the person , but said the chi 3v needs a lot of work on a 800 horsepower engine , I have a AFD intake a funnel web and now a 2863 , i was told that the afd, funnel web and the chi was all about the same. he said to mill the sides and do some mild porting on the 2863 and it would get the job done. i have also thought about adapting a 2828 edelbrock with some price motorsports plates.
If fact that the chi 3v is a better choice i will sale these i have, and get a chi.

please get me in the right direction, thanks
445 cid
ported ADF heads
278-290 @ .050 ultradyne solid roller
.778 lift 110 lobe sep
14.1 compession
2 1/8 headers 4 inch collector
1050 quick fuel dominator

http://www.j-performance.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18
here is where i got the out of the box flow numbers

Edel. 2863 looks like a good pick

If you already have the edelbrock intake by all means use it.

My info was based on the CHI 4.0 so it is useless in your build. We've made 825 hp with it out of the box on a 400 inch victor glidden headed motor.

Good luck!

it doesn't matter use what ever you wish...