chopolds

Getting really frustrated with the building of my 455. Cam cores delayed, Edelbrock intake wasn't shipped, now pushed out to June or July.
Is there any other recommended intake for the 455? It seems by Offy Dual Port is kind of a bastard child. Looks like the Crosswind intake is one of the only ones available right now. I can't keep putting off getting the engine together, it's holding up the rest of the build! Anyone every use the Crosswind?

Battenrunner

What intake are you looking for?

What size cam are you wanting?

What heads are you running and what is the intended use and expected power?

chopolds

Starting with a stock, low comp. 455. The cam is being chosen by Cutlasefi, very mild. It's got headers, stock heads (not sure of the number at this point.) Not looking for a hot rod, just a cruiser, with good drivability, and decent mileage, as decent as possible with a 455! Turbo 400, stock converter, and I believe a 3.08 rear.

Battenrunner

A Stock intake or a performer will work fine.

In my opinion, stay away from the dual port or the crosswind... I wasn’t impressed.

Don’t stress if you can’t find a performer. If you have plenty of hood clearance, a performer RPM air gap will be nice also.


As proven here, engine power potential is mostly all in the heads, not the intake.


The drivability will be improved with a very mildly higher stall converter than stock, and it will have a lot more “pep” without hurting mileage.