Should you buy a Tunnel Wedge intake? Think again...

[HTM101]

I've run a TW for about 20 years and always felt the look is great...

That is a nicely screwed together motor.

Thanks!

[6667fan]

Great side by side pic of the two. Dig that VC decal. Very nice.
Thanks for the pics.
JB

[DEANs427]

my comparison was on a 482 w/ iron big F heads, 13:1, factory BU/BT carbs, 600/625 cam w/shell flat tappets, dove rockers, no electronics (nostalgia build)
625hp/590 tq on jay,s dyno originally, (been refreshed since dyno pulls)
10.5x with TW, 10.7x - 10.8x w/ MR in 3300# 56 Ford gasser

[jgkurz]

I've run a TW for about 20 years and always felt the look is great.  For several reasons I recently decided to remove the TW and installed a new BT 2x4.  I like the BT a lot and it will stay on my engine.

With the TW intake the engine began to get edgy at 2,000 rpm.  With the BT I can putz around at about 1,500 rpm before the edgy factor is annoying.

My car is street-driven and its hard to find a good place to wind it up to 7,000 rpm which is about where the TW starts showing its advantage over the BT.

I agree. The TW wins on looks and on an engine that makes power well past 6K. A street/strip FE with a hydraulic valve train will likely be better off with the Ford or BT 2x4. I'd have a TW on an engine that pulled 7K or has BIG cubes. A 521 with a roller hydraulic might work well with a TW on the street.