Making a torker II work

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Making a torker II work

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was browsing old intakes on ebay and came across this, basically a "hood clearance issue" single plane

they come on strong arond 5k but can be a little soggy under that
my first experience was with a friends 80s trans am, had a 383 with a 220ish wide llsa cam, ported turbo heads 5 spd 4.11;tuned a little on the lean side..it would drive ok but didnt make a lot of oats til it hit around 4k then it was gone!
appears the plenum is one gaping hole good bye airspeed
to combat this if a guy was stuck with one would you guys recommend

-extending runners
-reducing plenum area by (insert suggestion)
-spacer with taperd holes
-or tell him to keep hammering on his pecker and walk away
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Re: Making a torker II work

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imo the torkerII is nothing but a paper weight.
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Throw it in the trash and look for the old Vizard book where he modifies a Weiand to out perform a Victor Jr......run that intake.
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ZEOHSIX wrote:Throw it in the trash and look for the old Vizard book where he modifies a Weiand to out perform a Victor Jr......run that intake.
Weiand 7525 iirc.

An older weiand 8004 or even the basic 2101 performer does pretty good too, even with a lot of cam
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I dont like beets either but that wasn the question
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Re: Making a torker II work

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Not much help with N/A, but I've had a torker II work good with blow through turbo application.
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Re: Making a torker II work

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Since it's a multiple choice question I'll go for number four.

There are so many things wrong with that manifold it's not worth the effort to put band aides on it. Find another solution to your clearance problem. I can think of several and none involve that manifold.
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Re: Making a torker II work

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The Torkers nominal rpm range was in 2500-6500 rpm range. So don't expect it to pull like a freight train from idle; & those rpm #s are for the middle size engine of the family, in the case of the SBC, the 350 engine. On a 283, the rpm range might be 3000-7000. On a 400, 2100- 6100.
If this is a street engine & you want good all round power, use a dual plane intake.
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Re: Making a torker II work

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Even edelbrock will recommend a different intake unless you are only worried about hood clearance. Years ago I called them about a 383 I had built with a 250@.050 cam and ported 200cc heads in a car that had hood clearance issues. They recommended a port matched and plenum notched performer 2101 over the torker 5001.

Weiand had their 7546 that always seemed to work so much better with a plenum divider installed, especially under 5k. If you have to use the torker 2, it might be worth trying to divide the plenum somehow
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Torquer 2 ummm. No. I think I would run stock first.
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Re: Making a torker II work

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To make it work, at least a 1" spacer, custom plenum insert, full porting, extended runners, equalize flow as much as possible. 4 runners flow much better than the other 4. Just not worth the effort.
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Re: Making a torker II work

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We ran low tens with one on a 427 in our Chevelle a couple of decades ago, but we didn't know any better :-)

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Re: Making a torker II work

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I've been thinking that they might make a good start for a direct port efi project, the eBay price being part of the equation.
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i HAVE HAD GOOD luck running torker IIs on may engines. My 460 dually will pull away from idle in 4th gear. A test I did with a 454 in my boat comparing a RPM , an air gap and a torker II the torker did so much better it was unreal. How about a 302 84 Mustang with a 3.08 rear turning low 12s in the quarter with a Vr Jr. A 351C I built for a Friends Pantera pulled 500 ft lbs at 4200 rpm and 500 HP at 6000 with a better intake should have pulled around 650 around 8000. That was on Jomars dyno.
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Re: Making a torker II work

Post by Walter R. Malik »

The "Torquer II" manifolds act differently for every engine Edelbrock manufactures them to fit.

Some are really good and some are not very good; most are somewhere in the middle as far as performance.

With a small block Chevrolet needing hood clearance I would personally get a 2-plane Weiand #8000 or #8016. If off idle performance is not an issue then get a single plane Team G Weiand # 7530.
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