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Old 11-08-2019, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Poncho60 View Post
You mention that your car will probably like the addition of the AFB. FYI.......it's only good for another 20HP.......283 (2bl) vs 303 (4bl). Hope that meets your expectations. BTW this is not intended to be a negative input in any way. Just thought I'd throw it out there. I'm in the same boat with my 60 Ventura.
True for the original cast iron intake. I don't believe the edelbrock will add that much.

Compared to the original cast iron 4-barrel intake, the edelbrock should lose both pounds and ponies.

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