4bbl carb and Intake suggestions

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4bbl carb and Intake suggestions

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1968 F250 390 2bbl. Looking for an aluminum intake and a 4bbl carb. Thinking Edelbrock Performer and Edelbrock AVS2 1906 carb.
Or maybe even the Sniper2 or ProFlo 4. Any thoughts on that?

Also thinking of changing the cam and lifters and maybe timing chain while I have the heads off for a valve job and more. Want to keep it pretty stock or maybe a bit more. But I want to keep the non-adjustable rocker arm rail. Not sure what the lift and duration the stock cam is. And will a double roller fit inside the existing cover? And benefit of getting a double roller?

I appreciate any help with recommendations on any of the above parts. Been a while since I worked this deep on a car, but it’s getting fun! 😎
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Re: 4bbl carb and Intake suggestions

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There basically no point in buying a performer, just go for the RPM.

I'm not a fan of Edelbrock carbs but this basically amounts to a Ford/Chevy thing you're either a Holley Guy or an Edelbrock Guy,

Think the sniper 2 is a great idea if you plan on driving it much.

Unless the 390 is a car 390 someone put in it it has very low compression, and you should stay really mild on the cam with a pretty heavy split on the duration particularly if you don't have headers and good exhaust.

Yes a double roller chain will work.

One guy you might want to talk to is Brent:

https://www.youtube.com/@lykinsmotorsports/videos

https://lykinsmotorsports.com/contact-i ... cial-media

also Ross:

https://www.youtube.com/user/My427stang/videos

Goes by My427Stang on the forums, i don't think he comes here much if ever anymore but he is on all the FE forums.
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Re: 4bbl carb and Intake suggestions

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Thanks DuckRyder! So the RPM heads and RPM intake will be ok for a stock truck? And a stock to a little over stock cam?
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Re: 4bbl carb and Intake suggestions

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I'd encourage you to head over and talk to some more knowledgeable people, but the Performer is a stock replacement manifold and the ports are actually smaller than some of the factory manifolds, honestly if i thought a performer got the bill i'd just try to find stock "S" factory intake. But yeas the RPM and RPM heads will be fine.

I cannot stress enough to be careful with the cam, you do not want anything single pattern. You really should talk to brent, he does custom cams, it would probably be cheaper than a shelf cam.

You do need to get into the motor and see where you are at, if you get eh heads off and find the cylinder walls or pistons are shagged you don't want to already own a cam based on 8.2:1 compression.

Also, i hesitate the mention this but a lot of 360's became 390's when the are sold, you cant tel them apart without gettin into them (you can measure stroke trough a plug hole.) And you likewise don't want a cam you picked based on 390 CID when you actually have 360 CID (decode vin on truck and then verify it is still ass 390.)

As for the EFi, you can do the Sniper 2 without an intank pump, check out my thread https://www.fordification.com/forum/vie ... 7&start=30 starting about page 3 for how i did it, note many of the things we talk about there on the sniper 1 are fixed on the sniper 2.
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