thanks Todd, yes it might be very hard to get that round hold to keep the flow decently laminar going into the head, but if done right it could work well
I agree the the hood clearance would be a nightmare.
not a trivial project! I also saw the "kirchoffer" intake which looked really good but I don't know that it really made that much power over stock.
the design looked great (exept the lid was to thin and flexed around)
I remember the old "calliope" stacks the rear engine Lotus race car had with the flat plane crank motor. those little beasties twisted up to 8k and made great power, but not many folks will have that kinda stuff sticking out of the hood
we also might look at the "msd" dual throttle body design. very low in profile, long runners, and great flow. only available for LS stuff but the "design concept" works well and meats the hold height constraints.
even the MY93 LT5 intake was more like the ford boss design with a tunnel ram rather than the crab style.
graham said that design worked really well!!! that would be much easier to make. as for "fixing" the stock one, love to see what it's capable of flowing. you got better head flow than I thought possible but it might be choked a bit by the intake if it can't keep up!