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Pontiac V8 Crosswind/Hurricane/Tomahawk Intake
Hood Clearance First — Crosswind/Hurricane/Tomahawk Intake for Pontiac V8s
These are Butler's own Pontiac 326-455 manifolds, and the choice between them is settled by the hood. The Hurricane keeps stock carburetor height and angle so it fits under every Pontiac hood including a Trans Am shaker. The Crosswind is based on the Edelbrock Performer RPM casting and sits 7/8 inch taller for more airflow.
Both delete the heat crossover and both carry a dual flange for a Holley 4150 or a Quadrajet. Butler also port matches the Hurricane and Tomahawk castings in house.
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1. Hurricane: Stock Height, Street and Strip
The Hurricane was designed for a specific and very common problem — a Pontiac owner who needs an intake that will feed ported cylinder heads and still fit under the hood he has.
| Height | stock carburetor height and angle, for Ram Air and shaker applications or any car with limited hood clearance. It fits under all Pontiac hoods including the Trans Am shaker. |
| Flow and flange | flows up to 300 cfm, with spread bore and square bore bolt patterns so it takes a Quadrajet or a 4150. |
| Ports | as-cast port matched to the standard Pontiac port, with adequate material for a Ram Air IV port match. It may not have enough material to seal on a ported Edelbrock head — check before you commit. |
| Details | heat crossover deleted, cast-in bosses to accommodate nitrous injectors. The design and casting are the same as the original Performance Products PPR-56031, modeled after the Holley Street Dominator. |
2. Crosswind: The Taller One
| Based on the Performer RPM | the Crosswind uses the Edelbrock 7156 casting as its basis, with the heat cross-over deleted and blocked, and a dual pattern for Holley 4150 and Quadrajet. |
| Height | 7/8 inch taller than stock. That extra height is what buys the airflow, and it is also why this one is not a shaker manifold. |
| Port size limit | the Crosswind's port size works on out-of-box Edelbrock or cast iron heads only. It will not work with Butler CNC ported 310, 325 or 340 cfm heads. |
| Valley pan clearance | Butler recommends checking valley pan clearance, because casting differences and block deck heights vary. If the intake sits low, it can be raised using the custom Butler gaskets from Athena, part number SCE-128108-2. |
3. Shared Rules and Port Matching
Neither manifold will fit pre-1965 heads. Both delete the heat crossover, which is worth knowing if the car still relies on a heat-riser choke. Butler offers a Hurricane and Tomahawk port matching service, and sells the Hurricane already CNC port matched in house to out-of-box Edelbrock D-port and round-port heads, cut on a 5-axis machining center and blended into the runners so a fresh top-end bolts together without a step at the port face.
Not sure what your Pontiac needs?
Email our tech team at tech@butlerperformance.com. Tell us your engine, heads, car, and power goal, and we will put the parts together as one combination that works.