I havent read anyone saying they lost power by doing the swap. The gen 2 intake is the worst of the intakes for the B head DOHC's. The gen 1 is pretty close to the cobras. Can you post a link to where you read that?
I know if the runners have been chopped you will loose some down low, but this one is stock and I have 4.10's to help out.
Plus it looks cool as hell.![]()
Heres where I've done most of my reading
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?t=45118&highlight=Cobra+intake+swap
And I do agree that it looks cool, and with the 4.10's you will be fine. I have just read that it's a bad idea with a basically stock car.