Thread: Edelbrock Streetmaster

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Originally Posted by Jeff B

If your car is used primarily in town and for highway cruising the Streetmaster will do you good with stock heads and a moderate camshaft,I would use it before the 2101 Performer intake which you can find on craigslist and ebay for $40-$60 all day long.

I agree. I used a Streetmaster on a 302 Ford and the throttle response was fantastic, idle to 4500. I have never recommended the 2101 because I see it as a lightweight stock intake manifold, whose only advantage over a stock cast iron manifold is the weight reduction off the front end. In my opinion, the best street intake is the Edelbrock Performer RPM. Makes more power from 1500 to 6500 than any other manifold I have used. Again, just my opinion, but I think the RPM with a Quadrajet is just about the best combo that you can bolt onto a street motor.

Large runner, single plane intakes work well on roundy-round cars that need to make power from 4500 to 8500 or a drag motor with high-stall converter. I wouldn't be seduced into using an Air Gap RPM if the weather in your area is a little on the cool side.