# Edelbrock vs Trick Flow?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [January 4, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716 "2009-01-04T13:59:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716/1 "2009-01-04T13:59:22Z")
I’m looking to get something more out of my slow 5.0.
I can get a “kit” from Trick flow
[http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=TFS-K514-360350B&autoview=sku](http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=TFS-K514-360350B&autoview=sku)
I’m sure Ebelbrock has something also, I have only been able to come up with a carb top end kit.
Basically I’m going to do
Heads
new cam ( replace the e303 )
Intake.
BDR tells me Ebelbrock, I’m just seeing what everyone else thinks.
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### Author:  [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716/2 "2009-01-04T18:19:36Z")
The AFR heads I had on my 5.0 gave me almost 100hp. I had Edelbrock upper and lowers MAC shorties and a Vortech A-Trim.
Everyone has it mastered at this point, it boils down to where you can get them cheap and used.
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### Author:  [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716/3 "2009-01-04T18:21:49Z")
im a fan of afr…
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### Author:  [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716/4 "2009-01-04T18:28:08Z")
God you Mustang guys can mod your cars for cheap… I would get AFR’s hands down, esp for the money.
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### Author:  [@speedped79](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedped79)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716/5 "2009-01-04T18:36:22Z")
man up afr ftmfw
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### Author:  [@Firehawk853](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Firehawk853)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716/6 "2009-01-04T18:47:37Z")
AFR & Trickflow are about the best heads you can get for a SBF out of the box. I prefer AFR but he TFS heads are top notch also. You will pay a bit more for either over the Edelbrock heads but you get what you pay for.
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### Author:  [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716/7 "2009-01-04T19:01:04Z")
Talk to my brother about the AFRs on his car… where he got them, and how cheap they were. I think that will make up your mind for you 🙂
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### Author:  [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716/8 "2009-01-04T19:13:07Z")
My friend has Edelbrock heads on his 306
With those heads, trickflow stage 1 cam, full exhaust (lt’s no cats) and GT40 intake he made right around 300 rwhp on motor to give ya an idea
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### Author:  [@Wookie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wookie)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2009, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716/9 "2009-01-05T08:10:06Z")
Edelbrock.
Edit: Or the other two, they’re all great heads. I personally like Edelbrock.
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### Author:  [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716/10 "2009-01-05T11:17:46Z")
based on?
The other two are proven to make more power.
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### Author:  [@Wookie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wookie)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2009, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716/11 "2009-01-05T11:25:25Z")
Show me the proof. My ported Edelbrocks make plenty of power.
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### Author:  [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2009, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716/12 "2009-01-05T11:26:10Z")
LS1 LOL?
haha
How fast is this mustang?
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### Author:  [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2009, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716/13 "2009-01-05T11:33:39Z")
I’ve run both the Edel 6037 and the AFR 165 on my car, and in my experience the AFR is the way to go. Both make great quality parts, but out of the box the AFR’s are tough to beat.
If I were to be in your shoes and was looking for a H/C/I combo I can’t stress enough an AFR 165 with an Ed Curtis custom grind cam from FTI, and pretty much any aftermarket intake (with exception to the Cobra and GT40). A couple of my friends were some of the first customers Ed Curtis ground cams for, and in there street trimmed foxes ran 11.7’s @ 117mph with the bolt-on combo mentioned above (back in 2001 or so).
FWIW…both these guys had been using an Edelbrock 6037/E303 combo that were running a best of 12.3 @ 109mph:)
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### Author:  [@Wookie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wookie)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2009, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716/14 "2009-01-05T11:38:40Z")
To clarify, I didn’t say anything was better, I just said that I like my Edelbrocks.
> [@LZ](#):
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> LS1 LOL?
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> haha
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> How fast is this mustang?
Fast enough. There a few LS1 cars on here that would beat mine.
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### Author:  [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2009, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716/15 "2009-01-05T11:50:50Z")
> [@Wookie](#):
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> Show me the proof. My ported Edelbrocks make plenty of power.
It is a well established fact that AFR heads out perform Edlebrocks, especially when referring to the 5.0 SBF. Idk why anyone would use different considering how affordable they are for you Ford guys… AFR heads for LSX cars are $2200 and up, and thats the cheap “top notch” heads, TFS and ET’s are even more.
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### Author:  [@BDR5oh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BDR5oh)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2009, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716/16 "2009-01-05T11:54:28Z")
> [@jt76](#):
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> It is a well established fact that AFR heads out perform Edlebrocks, especially when referring to the 5.0 SBF. Idk why anyone would use different considering how affordable they are for you Ford guys… AFR heads for LSX cars are $2200 and up, and thats the cheap “top notch” heads, TFS and ET’s are even more.
You might want to do a little more research … $ for $ the eddy vic head will and does outperform AFR’s … I have nothing against them …
I know i can list at least 40 pro stang driver that run eddy’s …
Hell i even know one board member who runs them … and they are even emission legal
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### Author:  [@civicjim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/civicjim)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2009, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716/17 "2009-01-05T11:55:58Z")
> [@LZ](#):
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> LS1 LOL?
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> haha
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> How fast is this mustang?
I think he means his Mustang is LS1 powered.
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### Author:  [@Wookie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wookie)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2009, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716/18 "2009-01-05T11:56:00Z")
I’m not saying you’re wrong, I know that AFR makes great heads. I just stated a personal preference to Edelbrock.
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### Author:  [@Wookie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wookie)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2009, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716/19 "2009-01-05T11:56:31Z")
> [@civicjim](#):
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> I think he means his Mustang is LS1 powered.
F\*\*\* no.
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### Author:  [@BDR5oh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BDR5oh)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2009, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edelbrock-vs-trick-flow/60716/20 "2009-01-05T12:01:25Z")
I am also not trying to get into any argument here … just throwing out my .02 …
we all know that LS1\>\*
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