WTB 4.6 2V SVO Intake, SVO Supercharger, Bullitt, etc...

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Yes, I know. Nobody has one of these, but in the off chance that someone does, I'm your huckleberry. All of the old posts I can find online are these unicorn discoveries where somebody found one on craigslist and the seller actually paid the person to take it off their hands. I'm not expecting that. I am willing to pay a fair price. The more complete the better.

Here's a picture in case your grandma has one sitting in her basement and you keep tripping over it when you go to clean out the litterbox for her.
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Bump on this. Also interested in SVO supercharger, Bullitt intake, or maybe even AED or Tork Tech blower systems. I have some sweet NPI heads I'd like to mount this to. Prefer to use an NPI port intake so I can just plop the gaskets on and not have to mess with RTV in the coolant ports, but I've also been doing that for the last 6-7 years so not the end of the world.
 
What the deuce? How does this not show up in my search? Thanks for the link!! I'll contact him tonight when I can get access to the Facebook account.
 
I'll keep my eyes open. Most of the aftermarket stuff I see are Edelbrock, Typhoon (Professional Products). Trick Flow, and the occasional P-51.
 
KevinVarnes said:
I'll keep my eyes open. Most of the aftermarket stuff I see are Edelbrock, Typhoon (Professional Products). Trick Flow, and the occasional P-51.
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I spotted this Bullitt on eBay recently too, too rich for my blood but also less than I’ve seen them for in recent years. Needs a good soda blasting

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2001 OEM Ford Mustang Bullitt 4.6L Upper Lower Intake Manifold Fuel Rail Etc. | eBay

2001OEM Ford Mustang Bullitt. With fuel rail, injectors, throttle body, bolts and other small parts. Upper & Lower Manifolds.
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XR7-4.6 said:
I spotted this Bullitt on eBay recently too, too rich for my blood but also less than I’ve seen them for in recent years. Needs a good soda blasting

www.ebay.com

2001 OEM Ford Mustang Bullitt 4.6L Upper Lower Intake Manifold Fuel Rail Etc. | eBay

2001OEM Ford Mustang Bullitt. With fuel rail, injectors, throttle body, bolts and other small parts. Upper & Lower Manifolds.
www.ebay.com
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There are three on ebay right now that have been there for a while in the $900-$1200 range. All are about the same level of completeness. You can find same/similar intakes on Marketplace for much cheaper I have found. About a month ago I missed out on another SVO intake on Marketplace that my search didn't catch until after it was sold that was very complete and listed for a really good price. Oh well, win some and lose some. I'm in contact with this guy down in Indiana trying to figure out logistics.
 
He does know what it is. It seems like the market for 2V stuff is relatively soft even though people still can ask big prices. With the 5.0L and 4V stuff and the fact that the 2V hasn't been used in a Mustang in 20 years there doesn't seem to be quite as much demand for some of this stuff as their used to which is fine with me.
 
Why is this one any better than the regular 2v intake?? Are the runners shorter? What’s the RPM range on it??

Richard holdner on YouTube did back to back test and it seems the trick flow version barely eeks out the PI intake about I think 5k RPM’s. Not by much either. I’m assuming if you got the cam it’ll preform much better too.
 
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For me the main thing would be it's not plastic and won't fall apart eventually.
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XR7-4.6 said:
Looks way cooler too
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The all aluminum construction is my main excuse for rationalizing spending so much money on an intake manifold. I'm already on PI intake #2 and this is at least intake manifold #4 for the car (it had the Ford NPI intake with aluminum crossover when I got it). This also matches the ports on the NPI heads that I will eventually run on it. It also allows me to run a regular alternator (small thing). It is also more "correct" for the car.
 
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it seems the trick flow version barely eeks out the PI intake about I think 5k RPM’s. Not by much either. I’m assuming if you got the cam it’ll preform much better too.
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Power is made by the amount of air (and consequently, fuel) an engine can pump. Larger displacement is the obvious way to make more power, but fuel economy suffers because of the higher minimums and the industry moved in the direction of smaller displacement engines after the 70s oil crisis. On smaller displacement engines, you sacrifice power for economy. To make back that power, you need to move more air or increase combustion efficiency. The industry as a whole has benefitted from the latter with technological advancements that have dramatically improved power and fuel efficiency since then, but for us living in the same family of engines, here are two ways to do that - one is by increasing the load factor with forced induction, or by increasing the RPM.

When you increase the RPM, you have more pumping and higher vacuum as RPM increases, meaning there are diminishing returns with added airflow and power production as RPM continues to increase. The NPI intakes turn into a straw at a lower RPM than the PI intakes, but this is a worthwhile upgrade for most because it's within the operating range of the factory 2v. The aftermarket intakes (SVO, Bullitt, TFS) raise the RPM limit even higher, but for most this isn't worth the investment unless they've done more substantial engine work as these gains are beyond the operating range of the factory-trim engine.

So yes, while a TFS intake may not dyno (much) better than a PI intake at 5000 RPM, the difference will be very clear at 6000 or 7000 RPM.
 
Agreed, simply not having to buy another one it pays for itself. Also, it does look cooler with the dual throttle body 😎

The next question is, if you’re not running an aftermarket cam, would the low end TQ/top HP make it worthwhile? As far as average power it’s down. The drag racers would have a serious word with you 😤 haha

hypothetical, would running that intake on a supercharged 4.6 with stock cams, make up for the low end TQ a bit and build on the top end potential of the intake? I feel like that intake’s potential would be too much for a stock short block at stock RPMS limits and some boost.
 
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Wow, that's about an hour away from me, the other one was only a half hour away...too bad I don't have a 4.6...surprised 2 popped up so cheap (compared to prices I normally see) and close to me...
 
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Agreed, simply not having to buy another one it pays for itself. Also, it does look cooler with the dual throttle body 😎

The next question is, if you’re not running an aftermarket cam, would the low end TQ/top HP make it worthwhile? As far as average power it’s down. The drag racers would have a serious word with you 😤 haha

hypothetical, would running that intake on a supercharged 4.6 with stock cams, make up for the low end TQ a bit and build on the top end potential of the intake? I feel like that intake’s potential would be too much for a stock short block at stock RPMS limits and some boost.
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I have a set of SVO heads I will be using this with. Also planning on aftermarket cams (possibly the same that Thunderstruck95 runs). Still probably don't NEED the intake, but the durability is the bigger seller for me.

I think this intake would do really well with boost and as we all know, boost helps cover up a lot of insufficiencies in an engine, but if I went supercharger I'd try to find one of the old SVO superchargers even though they have their limits. They make plenty of power for me.

You can find Bullitt intakes for around that range. What gets me is whether it is the SVO or Bullitt intake, it is like people take the intake off and just throw everything else (brackets, cables, hoses, fasteners, etc) straight in the trash. Most intakes for sale are missing most of the small stuff.
 
Those SVO superchargers look pretty good, as long as you don’t over boost it since it has no intercooler. Also the low end torque boost would really help with the gutless 4.6 down low.

For me I like the appeal of the high rpm capabilities of the Bullitt intake and vortech vs the low end gain of the SVO top mount charger.

I guess it comes down to preference. Anyways good luck on your build!!
 
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I have a set of SVO heads I will be using this with. Also planning on aftermarket cams (possibly the same that Thunderstruck95 runs). Still probably don't NEED the intake, but the durability is the bigger seller for me.

I think this intake would do really well with boost and as we all know, boost helps cover up a lot of insufficiencies in an engine, but if I went supercharger I'd try to find one of the old SVO superchargers even though they have their limits. They make plenty of power for me.

You can find Bullitt intakes for around that range. What gets me is whether it is the SVO or Bullitt intake, it is like people take the intake off and just throw everything else (brackets, cables, hoses, fasteners, etc) straight in the trash. Most intakes for sale are missing most of the small stuff.
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For me that sort of stuff is fairly easy to get around, if not useless for fitment in our chassis. The throttle bracket especially which is way too tall for a stock hood. On my 4V it’s much the same case but the bracket I made out of some scrap metal(actually I think it might have been an old flexplate)and some elbow grease with my bench grinder, drill and files made a nice low profile one that works flawlessly. Even the cable itself is custom, it’s off a late 90s F150 which I simply used a cable crimp on the pedal end to get to the right length for a Cobra intake/MN12 pedal relationship.

Honestly if I still had a 2V I’d have impulse bought either one of those intakes posted at $600 and $650 for the upper and lower castings all by themselves, to hell with the rest!
 
Oh I'm not saying it can't be done and General Zod did his install with almost none of those parts. I guess I'm just more anal when I take stuff apart to save things like hardware, brackets, clips, etc. etc.

Anyhoo. The SVO intake showed up last night at my house. You never realize how big some of this stuff is until it has to be boxed up and shipped. I'll have to work on all of the little bits and pieces to make it work, but it will have to wait until I'm done with my spending extravaganza on brakes/wheels/tires/suspension.
 
Well here it is. Still needs some general cleaning, but at least it isn't painted or powdercoated. It came with the fuel rail and injectors (no clue what they are yet). It also has a JLT cold air intake setup with a MAF housing and cone filter. Not sure what all I will use of that.

The pictures really don't do any justice to how big this thing is in person. I was surprised at the size and weight of the box when it got here.
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For some reason the heater hose nipple port is plugged. I'll have to figure that out at some point.
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Goal is to make the install as clean as possible and be completely reversible if need be.
 
What is the benefit of the dual throttle body? I'm thinking in terms of surface area that two smaller circles do not have the surface area of one larger one, unless the radius is similar is it throttle response?
 
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