Any experience with the JG Edelbrok Victor X?

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Old Dec 16, 2001 | 09:39 PM
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New intake manifold is out from them. Cast one piece, very sweet. Huge plenum, short runners, has auxilary nipples for boost/vaccum sources (no more T's) nice nice nice casting as well. Lighter than Skunk2. I am weighing towards buying it. Just curious if anyone has any personal experience with it. I can have it for 295, and I have a buyer for my Skunk2 for 260.


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Old Dec 16, 2001 | 09:46 PM
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John,
it's only a $35 difference for you, go for it.
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Old Dec 16, 2001 | 09:46 PM
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I was thinking of getting one also. Does it remove the IAB? How much do they normaly retail for?

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Old Dec 16, 2001 | 09:58 PM
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I have one sitting in my shop for my car. I have yet to talk to anyone running one on their car, but from what Javier at JG said, they are making some pretty impressive numbers with them. He also said Jojo picked up 20hp over his custom sheetmetal one. So we will see.
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Old Dec 16, 2001 | 11:12 PM
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wonder if this manifold cures the skunk2 injector/rail problem on the b18c.
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 01:18 AM
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Retail is 420.00 Where you getting for 295?
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 06:33 AM
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Will this fit a B16 head as well?
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 07:27 AM
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anyone want to buy my HP one w/ fuel rail?
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 08:56 AM
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Will it fit the B16a? I've only seen it advertised for the b18c1 GSR engines...
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 09:00 AM
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it fits B16a if you check there website they have a model for the B16
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 09:00 AM
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Art,
It does away with the IAB's.

Sweet that it has nipples for vac sources.

Even nicer is the price Vapor Trail can get it at.

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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 09:29 AM
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Do I smell group buy? Ben?

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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 09:32 AM
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Do I smell group buy? Ben?
He needs to wait until after the holidays.
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 09:38 AM
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Maybe when income tax time? Come on ben, what do you say?

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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 09:46 AM
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Hmmm i could sell my absolutely perfect ITR manifold doe as much as I could get the Edelbrock unit for.... Nice.
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 09:55 AM
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I can't tell you, honestly. I fear that if it's so low, everyone will call expecting that price, and he can't sell them to everyone at that price - it's a friend hook up thing.

But, I will definately say that this is the nicest big plenum manifold out there. The inside of the plenum is huge, like a Venom or STR, but unlike those sheetmetal intakes, it's smooth and rounded, to promote good airflow. It's very apparent that Edelbrock's manufacturing skills have helped JG tremendously. This is a very high quality piece - it even comes with a throttle body gasket. Now that's nice.
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 09:55 AM
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Maybe when income tax time? Come on ben, what do you say?
Right around Febuary would be perfect...
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 10:08 AM
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Direp972 and I saw it this weekend at Jotech, it was huge and nice, the runner are shorter and bigger, they had a skunk2 IM as well, it was easy to compare...

I thought my skunk was big enough...but yeah, if there is a group buy, I can always sell my skunk 2 and get the JG..

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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 10:16 AM
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is this manifold meant for street cars? When I saw it in person it looked like about the same size as those high hp only manifolds like HP and STR.. If I could see a dyno of a street car(8-10psi) making good power off this I would definitly join in on a group buy.
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 10:28 AM
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VaporTrail

$295 Thats WHOA!!!
If I could get it anywhere close to that price I would be very interested in buying one.

P.S. A groupbuy for this forum only would be kick ***!!!!
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 10:38 AM
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Let me just say that I doubt Ben or anyone could match that price of Vapor Trail. It seems that Vapor is getting a hookup of some sort and its not realy for the general public. If anything maybe $50 off the reatail would be good.

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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 10:45 AM
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Let me just say that I doubt Ben or anyone could match that price of Vapor Trail. It seems that Vapor is getting a hookup of some sort and its not realy for the general public. If anything maybe $50 off the reatail would be good.

art
I agree on that with ya Art....

Yep even $50 would be cool.
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 10:49 AM
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50 and free shipping.
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 10:53 AM
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man, I feel all special, I really didn't think that the deal was THAT good, but hey, I'LL TAKE IT But don't use my price as a yardstick to measure a group buy by.
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Old Dec 17, 2001 | 11:08 AM
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is this manifold meant for street cars?
i repeat, im assuming it is because everyone on here runs street cars but I would like some reassurance.. humor me
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