Which cobra intake manifold is better?

[Scorpio1118_2000]

I did a search and nothing came up, so can any one tell me which 1 is better?
I want to know from all stand points except price, I think we all know which way is cheaper. I would like to know about performance, horsepower, ease of installation and if you could do it over would you do it again.

thank you for any info you all can give.

 

[unity]

I dont there are are many options. In fact for a stock mark I think you can only go with 96 to 98 Cobra intakes. With later heads you open up to Mach, Marauder and Cobra designs.

 

[Rich88LSC]

I'm pretty sure unity is right. 96-98 is the only one that will work with B heads.

 

[Scorpio1118_2000]

I know about what about the 99/00 manifolds? Has anyone made that swap yet or is it not worth it?

 

[unity]

Are you going to swap heads also?

 

[vr4]

I know about what about the 99/00 manifolds? Has anyone made that swap yet or is it not worth it?

you can only use the 99+ manifolds if you swap heads too.

 

[Battery]

Not to pull this off topic, but how beneficial is a headswap on these motors?

 

[AbrahamLincoln]

its not beneficial at all depending on what side of the isle your on - mark needs more low end cuz its heavier than the cobra - but the cobra makes more power up top... depends how you like your curve...

plus i read its like an 8 hour job and not easy to do. its not like you buy it and bolt it on. Do the motor the right way from the ground up, especially because most of us have miles, marks arnt newish anymore they have wear.

my opinion think about how much hp you want vs economy. If its push it to the limit, ditch everything but the block itself. Or if you have the money buy a krate or used terminator motor, but if you had the money you'd just buy that car. sooo here we are.

if you wanna be all knowledgable and not really spend the money - continental heads from junkyard - swap - get a ford eaton off a lightning bam. Those parts are around in supply.

you can get one of those blowers new for like a thousand bucks. or c heads and the KB but i wouldnt trust those wimpy rods in the mark