The torker is definitely meant for the strip side of street/ strip. Short runners and big open plenum aren't good for bottom end. However the Torker is pretty old technology and several members here have said it isn't a top performer on the top end either. I think the new standard is the Victor series for take-no-prisoner /carnivore applications.

 

Thanks for the info Willys. This will definitely be a deep breathing motor. I'll probably look more into a Victor Jr or Performer RPM Air Gap intake for my uses, but the Torker may have to do for now. As long as its a semi decent hi po intake, it'll be fine for my project for now. Being a bolt on item, it will be simple to replace down the road.

 

I`d say it depends on does it have the Original Torker or the Torker II?
The Original had more of a X design, the II has curved intake runners. It`s said the original torker had it on the mid and high ranges, but wasn`t real good on the low end, the II is better on low to mid but not on the high end.

 

Grain of salt

I too had the idea of using a Torker II for my 383.
That was the idea until I read an article in HOT ROD (or one of them) where the did a compare of several intakes. The clear winner has always been the performer RPM air gap.

So, you may want to hit HOTROD.com and search through the archives. If I remember right the numbers were similar except at the low RPM area. I can not remember all the details but it was a good article.

Hope that give you a place to look.

(I think I am going to use my Torker for my EFI project. Cut weld and here I go!)

 

Back in the day when the TORKER was quite popular, it also cleared the hood. The Victor may not clear the hood.

A popular thing to do to the torker was to add 3/8 to 1 inch spacers depending on hood clearance. The 1 inch woke it up fairly well mid to high.

If you ever see some old photos where the hood is lifted at the cowl, it is to clear a spacer on the intake without cutting the hood. Cheap way to get cooler air under the hood too.

 

In a heavy truck, I would use the RPM intake. You need the extra torque to get that thing moving. I don't know why they called that a torquer intake because it has lower torque. ?????

I run a RPM intake on my SBC and it pulls hard to valve float (7200 rpms).

I did a comparo with an old torque intake and a RPM intake and the RPM intake kicked it's butt for low and mid range torque and the high rpm power was the same.