360 Intake Advice

I'm rebuilding an AMC 360 to put in my 85 CJ7.  The engine is back from the machine shop and the reassembly has begun.  When I purchased the engine the guy gave me an Edelbrock Torker AMC manifold.  It is about 1,000 times lighter than the original one.  What I am not sure about is whether it is worth the "upgrade".  I'm way over budget so I may use the carb that came with the engine, motorcraft 5rha2.  It is a two barrel and doesn't fit on the Torker manifold.  

Boris Badanov wrote: There was a excellent Holley manifold, perhaps you can find one as they are no longer in production. It posessed very small runners, ideal for a jeep. Failing that I would opt for a dual plane air gap from Eddelbrock. IMO Have the Motorcraft encased in lucite and use it as a paperweight. A 500 or 600 "Carter" from Eddelbrock would work well.

The Holley is called Holley Z street dominator. It works very well.I have one.

The Torker has an exhaust heat crossover as well as a provision for a stock hot air choke setup - interestingly, it’s the only Edelbrock AMC intake to have the latter:

Edited by sweatlock - May/23/2023 at 9:58am

The jeep will just be for normal street use and the occasional burnout.  The machine shop kept it pretty stock.  

These are pretty cheap. I find them at Swap Meets for $1 to $5. At least if you don't like it, you don't have a lot of cash in it.

Edited by nda racer - May/23/2023 at 10:36am