opinion need for 74442guy

Don't know why...I'm just not a fan of air scoops on these cars.

LOL, you're welcome 74442guy. I don't like the 75 442 hood, but the ram air looks alright. Either stick with the original or go ram air. Add the original to the poll. For some reason, I got a feeling people are voting for the 75 hood thinking that's the original one. I vote for the scoops.

Scratch that. forget the hood & focus on making it launch like this:

i agree rago on making it launch like that lol but i would need some extreme power

no you just need the right combination of the right power adders dump the torker go with the performer, dump the street tires go with drag radial etc etc

Limey wrote:no you just need the right combination of the right power adders dump the torker go with the performer, dump the street tires go with drag radial etc etc

Screw the Performer intake! That's not much beeter than a stock replacement. Torker is so-so, but get into this decade.

Professional Products Crosswind for BB Olds:

rago I didnt know that pro products made one for olds sorry or would have recomended it

It's the intake I had planned to use on my 455 before times got tough. Lunati also has a Voodoo cam out for Oldsmobile. Newest cam technology available & designed for Olds, not a Chevy grind fitted to an Olds core. At least that's what I hear.

but the crosswind starts at 1500 rpm to 6500 and the torker at 2500 to 6500

whats bad about the performer ?? its starts at idle to 5500 would that not help his launch ??

IMHO, I think the Torker is softening his launch right now. Nothing is really wrong about the Performer, except he doesn't need to add low end torque. Judging by the traction problems, big cam, & deep gears a Torker or the Crosswind would be better suited. I like the fact that the Crosswind is new technology & is the ONLY high rise dual plane intake made for BBO motors AND it's an Airgap design.

found out with his cam set up he will benefit more from the torker

Rago wrote:IMHO, I think the Torker is softening his launch right now. Nothing is really wrong about the Performer, except he doesn't need to add low end torque. Judging by the traction problems, big cam, & deep gears a Torker or the Crosswind would be better suited. I like the fact that the Crosswind is new technology & is the ONLY high rise dual plane intake made for BBO motors AND it's an Airgap design.

wont you get more power from a single plane manifold though ?? I ask this for I am going big olds in awhile also I traded my sled for a running 455 and need to know the most affordable way to build for power

I used to visit this site when I had an olds powered car. There are lots of neat little tricks to improve reliability and oil control.

http://www.442.com/oldsfaq/ofbld.htm#BLD%20Engine