can you port an intake?

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  1. JD71

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    im bidding on a factory intake on ebay, im geting it real cheap. the plan is to sand it down and paint it gloss black or somethin. i was just wondering if you can have an intake ported for better flow and about how much it would cost if it can be?
     
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    yup sure can...

    price varies on how much you want ported and where you take it...
     
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    well that helps alot? i was afraid i was gonna be stuck with an old factory intake. about how much will it help to have it ported? if it dont cost too much ill have it ported as much as possible without messing anything up.
     
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    porting prices vary.....just remember, cheaper is not always better.
     
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    yup, and doing the whole intake isnt going to help to much with out heads being able to keep up with the flow

    what kinda intake is it?
     
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    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    zackly....if your gonna do it, might as well have the heads/intake port matched. :thumbs2:
     
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    Mavman72 Gone backwards but lookin' forward

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    Hard core racers will actually cut a manifold in half to get at all the ports/runners and so on.If you are running a fairly mild engine on the street you wont see much gain in porting an intake.If you plan to wind the wee out of it,then its worth the effort.Ditto for port matching.
     
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    you can find good used aftermarket 4bbl aluminum intakes for 50-100 bucks, why waste time working with the factory stuff?

    if your after an actuall factory maverick 2bbl 302 intake i got one i can send you for the price of shipping. its a '77 intake
     
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    Duh i forgot about that. i'll just have it matched to the heads if it needs it. its an old factory intake going on a 94 truck 302.
     
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    Its a 4 bbl intake
     
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    Yep! all that work and he got 8 more HP at 6300 rpm. and less HP at 5000rpm!!
    Buy a good intake - they are designed better and have larger ports - the design part is where the HP comes from, not the size.
     
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