Possible lower intake for Crossfire with Vortec heads

[KANE]

Thought about this for you Xfire guys....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1996...ryZ36474QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The Chevy intake, GM part 17113201, could be used as a lower intake piece for the crossfire system. A custom upper piece would need to be machined- but it could be a great start for someone who didn't want to kill themselves with mods and still retain the look of the crossfire. Some grinding off of the EGR, grinding of other non-essential provisions, and plugging off other unused stuff would go a long way. Then, some pipe plugs could be used to seal off the injector bungs- or used for NO2.

The intake itself could be purchased from Ebay for less than $100.00 or so. Not too bad considering most Vortec intakes cost $300 or more.

Part comes on '96-02 Vortec 5.7 and 5.0 trucks.

Another site with a huge pic of the intake...
http://www.rune85.com/intake.jpg

 

[wishuwerehere82]

I just looked at my spare manifold, and the bolt holes in this one don't look like they are in the right spots to mount to the L83 heads.

 

[KANE]

I just looked at my spare manifold, and the bolt holes in this one don't look like they are in the right spots to mount to the L83 heads.

You are right- this intake mounts to Vortec and Fastburn heads.

Just like the X-ram, you'd need an intermediate piece (the xram uses a CNC-ed box in order to get the dual TBs onto a Holley manifold).

(X-ram)

Again, just a thought for folks who want to use Vortec or FastBurn heads.

 

[Curtis]

Excuse my dumb, but what makes this manifold any better than an Edelbrock Air Gap that is less than $200 for vortecs?