SOHC Intake Manifold choice
 

which one would you take for a built SOHC ? .63 a/r 50trim/mini ram/cam/springs and etc. looking for around 380-400whp. i read somewhere that the edelbrock IM was made for more of top end while the skunk2 was for more of a midrange powerband. i dont know how true that is. please give a little insight to your opinion.


http://www.tunerschoice.com/eccStore...25-47541_L.jpg

The Performer X intake manifolds for Honda Civics are engineered for street/strip applications where peak torque and horsepower gains are realized between 3000-7800 rpm. The larger-than-stock plenum volume and 9" runner length are tuned for producing peak power at high rpm. The Performer X Series manifold is ideal for all-motor and turbo applications. Upgrade at any time to bolt-on 4 auxiliary injectors by simply drilling out the pre machined injector bosses and adding on a secondary fuel rail.

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Skunk2 Racing’s Pro-Series Intake Manifold improves airflow thus increasing horsepower by as much as 8% over stock manifolds on stock engines and even more on modified or forced-induction engines. Skunk2 manifolds significantly increase horsepower between 3000-8800 rpm; the broadest powerband increase in the industry. Our new Pro-Series design features a 22% increase in power over our previous design. Engineered with a larger plenum and tapered runners, Skunk2 manifolds increase and accelerate airflow, and are designed to increase the effects of wave scavenging at the engine’s optimum operating RPM range providing a broad overall increase in usable power. Each runner entry is also modified to balance airflow between cylinders. Oversized throttle bodies can be used as a result of the modified IAC opening on the flange. Like OEM factory manifolds, Skunk2 manifolds are shell molded and CNC machined, to achieve superior strength, high-quality finish, and a precise fit. Each manifold is vacuum tested to ensure quality and leakfree operation. The Skunk2 Pro-Series manifold utilizes all stock sensors and auxiliaries for a simple bolt-on installation that delivers maximum power.

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neither one.. go with a factory ported manifold.. chris will say the same thing

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edelbrock has a smaller plenum volume, and won't kill pre-spool power. stock intake + work = best route

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only stock intake manifold i have is an a6 one. is it as good as the z6 ? porting ---- isnt cheap around here, im sure it would cost just as much as the skunk2. :1

i have a dramel but i could only go in about 2"- 3". and getting them all the same size would be a challenge in it self.

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bandsaw + aluminum spool in welder = problem solved

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go pick you up a cheap z6 mani send chris (hybrid mod) a pm tell him you need some port work done on a intake mani.. he will then tell you to ship it out to him he will do/know exactly what needs to be done to make it efficent and wont rape you like port flow or someother unmentionables

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thanks guys, ill give that a try and see how much it will cost.


does anyone on here use either one of these manifolds ??

how big of a throttle body can you fit on the sock manifold ? im looking at using the mustang 70mm or 75mm. ideas ?

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over kill :P

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i thought it be cool having a throttle body thats the same size as the piston. O0


found some 70mm for cheap. looking at getting the throttle body spacer, welding it to my manifold after some sweet die grinder work.....45* angle. :6

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For a 4 Banger F/I what is the Ultimate Design in intake manifold, yes there will be varibles, but The Principals should remain the same....

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I wish I would have known someone needed a stock z6 manifold.I just pitched one.

I have similar goals as you and im going with the skunk2 +62mm holley throttle body.I went with the skunk2 because even thought alot of people say the edelbrock is better, alot of the better z6 setups I can find to base anything of off that have dynos charts are using the skunk2 manifold for 400+ or the stock manifold at around 400 or slightly under,jfk78 for one who was the first in the 10's with his vitara build,dynoed 442 whp and actualy has a before and after dyno charts using the same manifold an same size t/b.
http://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1659581
http://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1947857

Not that I expect gains of anything near what he saw,but it was 80 dollars for the manifold and 60 for the throttle body.This is a simple build and I just wanted to go with something proven.If money wasn't an issue and I felt like pouring money into an sohc I would be looking at ge or venom.

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use one from a 83 crx there the best

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what ?

thanks 92turbohatch. :)

pedos really shouldnt breath. die ! :X

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I thought you hated D series? Faggot

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The skank 2 is cdm junk if you go on d-series there are people that have lost power with it. The Edelbrock is great I got mine for 150 shipped new. If I had not found it for that price I would have gone with a blox one. BTW Chris sells them and also has 70mm TB at good prices.

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where the ---- did you find it for 150 ? i looked on ebay and no one sells them for less then 297. there was a blox for like 135. isnt blox same ---- as older skunk2 ?

dont belive everything you read dumbshit ! /yourself :1

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Link? Im on there every other day at least and I have never seen any one that posted dyno sheets loosing hp

edit:

Unless you count some of the retarded N/A guys who think your going to stick a bigger intake manifold,bigger t/b on a stock head & stock cam & stock tune d16/mini me/whatever is going to make power :1 Like this kid
http://www.d-series.org/forums/showt...ntake+manifold

sticks an s2k pro series and 68mm tb with a short ram on a N/A d16 and wonders why it doesn't make power in the low rpms anymore :S

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this is a pic of the sohc blox intake manifold.

http://www.prostreetonline.com/pso/i...BXIM-10100.jpg

more http://my.prostreetonline.com/t1807.htm


actual Skunk2 d series manifold..

http://www.prostreetonline.com/pso/i...07-05-0280.jpg


they look very similar. what do you guys think ?

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I've always thought everything blox makes is a skunk2 copy.Look at the camber kits,cams,wheel studs,shift knob etc etc etc.The blox is suppose to just be a copy of the older skunk2 manifolds not the pro series.I was actually going to buy a blox since they are 169 new from prostreetonline and even less new on ebay,but I got a deal on this for 80.

edit I looked at that picture better and it proved my point.Thats an older s2k manifold,not the pro series the pro series looks slightly diffrent.but that looks exactly like the older skunk2 you showed

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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...63e0e2c966.jpg

pro series


http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...0a6d4294a8.jpg

pro series vs stock

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every 400+ whp SOHC car I've seen around is running an Edelbrock intake.

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I got it for that price on ebay last year around that price. The funny part was I was not looking for one.

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Alot of domestic companies will sell stuff like edelbrock import stuff uber cheap to clear the shelves so they dont have to carry it anymore. Most buy import parts it seems like a good idea until a year goes and they have sold 5 honda manifolds and 500 chevy manifolds. In turn just getting rid of the Honda stuff.

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:y

That's how I got my header.

:6

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I got a holley throttle body like that a couple years back for like 60 bucks.

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im not having much luck finding one for cheap. >:( i've been looking on ebay for like the past month....maybe more w/o seeing a used one.


ill run the stock IM(a6) so i can have enough money to finish the rest of the build. maybe even have a dyno for before/after test. :)

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Just use a z6 one for now.

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Your going to keep looking most domestic companies dont touch import stuff anymore.Many were unloading stuff on ebay awhile back. It was kinda cool buy low and flip it fast, I ahvent seen any dealers doing that I bought from they sold it and that was the end



Import racers are the cause of there own demise and why NHRA dumped them. To much talk not enough buying power or desire too.





Regarding a 70mm to large for a stock sohc motor that maybe true but this site is about boost. Now if that d series all motor build wasnt the typical homo d all motor build and had a non vtec head/ported correctly/z6 manifold cut and welded etc etc etc the 70mm throttle body works why do I know we ran 12.70 with one all motor.

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have you ever tried adding the 45* "elbow" to a stock IM like whats on the performer x ?

i read where it gives it a more even distribution of air.

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Never bothered I have found the honda manifold factory a well performing unit that needs to be reworked

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like stated above ?

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Something crawl in your ---- crevice lately with imports man? Just wondering. And do you do port work on other manifolds/heads?

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Um no its just the facts. If people would actually spend money on these cars instead of reading magazines all day these cars wouldnt be considered a joke



Look at who the #1 race schedule and front leader for imports is now NOPI


Ya



And Ill port anything



And I make my living at working and selling honda parts. Im tired of china. Im tired of 18 year old kids who ahvent builtshit in their lives acting like because they read it on the net the know everything.



I spent my whole life learning and still am. Do I hate the honda scene sure do. Do I like HMT yes. Do I like my cars sometimes. Am I finishing my drag car has we speak yes. Are 99.99999999999999999999999 percent of Honda owners going to act like they could of done better than what Im building yes yet they will be driving a stock coupe and crying to mom when it wont start and want to buy a truck.

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NOPI as in jello wrestling? What happend to NHRA? And +1 on the reading magazines bit, I hear way too much ---- about a Civic with an intake and exhaust beating my dad's car, it makes me ------- sick.

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NHRA dropped import/sport compact and NOPI is now the only nation wide saction. They have been talking about for years and well the fact came down to their is no money in these cars. Lets see is companies like hooley,bbk,etc make anything for imports again wont happen.



Funny when people ask how much do you have in your set up etc. Anything over 3000 is almost unheard of now


When I started and it wasnt so -----d out everyone I knew was dropping every penny into tools,motors and becoming friends with your local speed expert. Now those days are over sadly. The era of acting like everyone knows everything has started and will be the demise. Spend 2 hours on HT and see. The guys claming to know everything see if one has ever tuned a car on the streets/dyno your answer will be maybe 1 in 100.


Im sure Ill be one of the last might has well I was there before I could even drive.

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that era passed as i was getting into the scene.....damn u old fucks chris......if u were closer i would be your friend ;D