I’m glad to see someone looking into these. I’ve been eyeballing them for the last few weeks. It looks much like the older TPIS Mini Ram although I have never laid hands on one. They were out of stock when I was trying to locate one for a job. From my understanding those TPIS units worked extremely well.
I have both the real deal and the Chinese version at my shop. The chinese version is better in casting quality all the way around. Edelbrock really needs to step up their casting quality from the 1900s era sand cast stuff they are charging 2-3x the money for. Both have one flaw and that is both were machined for a Ford throttle body pattern that Edelbrock uses for their $700 90mm TB. For 99.95% of us using this manifold, would be better to have the GM 4 bolt LS pattern rather than the goofy pattern it was machined with.
good video, thanks for posting. I'd just go with the small-cap distributor, as used in the TPI L98 IROC. agreed, the integrally-mounted coil is a nice feature of the big-cap HEI. gasket port-match intake flange for sure. will be interested in how it all integrates with your GM TPI computer.
Glad you enjoyed the video; I do my own tuning and have a playlist on the subject, basically I will have to concentrate on changing the ve but that will be a hole other video.
We are mocking up this exact intake right now for a 383 or a 406 ,not sure winch we will go with until after it is ported and flowed with a billet throttle body! Let us know how you finish it up!
@@E.T.GARAGE No the tach drive sensor service extends outward from the side and needs to be rotated at least 90 degrees to clear the manifold. No grinding will be then be necessary. Google a Chevy hei distributer and look at the picture. David
To me, the most important aspect of this video is that the manifold is made in Communist China. I have NEVER seen quality on something made in China. It doesn't matter if the item is mechanical or electrical. All the Chinese care about is how to manufacture a copy cat of an American designed/built item and make it cheaper. You can't manufacture something cheaper without giving up quality. It doesn't matter how much cheaper the Chinese version is if you can't get a quality product. I will not buy something made in China. It's junk. Communist China is one of our main enemies and I will not send my money to them.
Unfortunately almost anything you buy has china parts in it, lets say I go buy the complete pro flow xt fuel injection system its going to have parts in it made in china.
No one should buy chinesium copies of stuff. If it’s a good intake, buy the real one from Edelbrock. Don’t buy the stolen design. Reward the companies doing real development work for you, not the ones stealing from them. It’s also “Vortec,” not “vortex.”
Would love to buy so I can put on my vortec heads but looks like these Chinese copies don’t work on those and they don’t make a version that does. Oh well.
I have a edelbrock pro flo xt 7138 I may be selling. I just upgraded my factory vortec heads to afr heads with older style intake pattern. post your email if interested and I can give you my contact and send photos. Asking 400 @funnyfunnySHIT12345
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Yes finally a review I've been waiting thinking if porting my tpi set up or buying this. Hope it's great I will buy one soon if it is.
I’m glad to see someone looking into these.
I’ve been eyeballing them for the last few weeks.
It looks much like the older TPIS Mini Ram although I have never laid hands on one. They were out of stock when I was trying to locate one for a job.
From my understanding those TPIS units worked extremely well.
TPIS mini rams have a shorter runner but are made to work with the oem style throttle bodies.
@@E.T.GARAGE I do remember that now that you mention it.
I have both the real deal and the Chinese version at my shop. The chinese version is better in casting quality all the way around. Edelbrock really needs to step up their casting quality from the 1900s era sand cast stuff they are charging 2-3x the money for. Both have one flaw and that is both were machined for a Ford throttle body pattern that Edelbrock uses for their $700 90mm TB. For 99.95% of us using this manifold, would be better to have the GM 4 bolt LS pattern rather than the goofy pattern it was machined with.
I have seen lots of posts of people complain about edelbrock castings.
@@chrisreynolds6520 I wonder if an adapter plate could be made?
good video, thanks for posting. I'd just go with the small-cap distributor, as used in the TPI L98 IROC. agreed, the integrally-mounted coil is a nice feature of the big-cap HEI. gasket port-match intake flange for sure. will be interested in how it all integrates with your GM TPI computer.
Glad you enjoyed the video; I do my own tuning and have a playlist on the subject, basically I will have to concentrate on changing the ve but that will be a hole other video.
Is this for sbc or just LT ?
I have a Sbc350 sn3970010
302/350 1969-79
it's for a SBC not sure if it would work on a gen 2 SBC LT1 or not.@@paulmiller6417
We are mocking up this exact intake right now for a 383 or a 406 ,not sure winch we will go with until after it is ported and flowed with a billet throttle body! Let us know how you finish it up!
I will have videos in the future it will probably be a month or two.
Why not rotate the distributer 180 degrees? It doesn't care which pin is used for #one.
It's the diameter of the distributor that's the problem not the position, no matter what direction you turn it the diameter is the same.
Or better rotate it 90degrees so the service is on the engines right.
@@E.T.GARAGE No the tach drive sensor service extends outward from the side and needs to be rotated at least 90 degrees to clear the manifold. No grinding will be then be necessary. Google a Chevy hei distributer and look at the picture. David
No matter what position the distributor is in it will not fit. @@davidpresnell1734
To me, the most important aspect of this video is that the manifold is made in Communist China. I have NEVER seen quality on something made in China. It doesn't matter if the item is mechanical or electrical. All the Chinese care about is how to manufacture a copy cat of an American designed/built item and make it cheaper. You can't manufacture something cheaper without giving up quality. It doesn't matter how much cheaper the Chinese version is if you can't get a quality product. I will not buy something made in China. It's junk.
Communist China is one of our main enemies and I will not send my money to them.
Unfortunately almost anything you buy has china parts in it, lets say I go buy the complete pro flow xt fuel injection system its going to have parts in it made in china.
Isn't Holley owned by Chinese companies now anyways? Lol😊
I just bought one and actually it's casted very nice
Is there a 5 bolt to 4 bolt throttle body adapter you could purchase?
Not that I know of, there used to be a website that sold the adapter and bracket but I don't believe they are around anymore.
Found a problem with the pro flow copy, it turns out that the holes for the throttle body are off.
There's an adapter
No one should buy chinesium copies of stuff. If it’s a good intake, buy the real one from Edelbrock. Don’t buy the stolen design. Reward the companies doing real development work for you, not the ones stealing from them. It’s also “Vortec,” not “vortex.”
If you go to the my playlist on the Chinese intake you can see what happened ruclips.net/p/PL5AMhVA-RNuTjv0K8yuyKICi7ye6I-QjC
Yikes
Would love to buy so I can put on my vortec heads but looks like these Chinese copies don’t work on those and they don’t make a version that does. Oh well.
Your better off buying the real version of this intake, Edelbrock makes a vortex version.
I have a edelbrock pro flo xt 7138 I may be selling. I just upgraded my factory vortec heads to afr heads with older style intake pattern. post your email if interested and I can give you my contact and send photos. Asking 400 @funnyfunnySHIT12345