If you scroll down this page they show one from Barry Grant. http://www.jbp-pontiac.com/new_products.html It's pricey but you might get it cheaper from Barry Grant direct. http://www.barrygrant.com/
OOOPs, i should've said except that HUMP job Barry Grant. Thanks. Looks like ****, and it's way over $2G's
Did Ya Try Offy ?? They Make Alot Of New~old Manifolds. I Just Got A Original 3x2 For '64 Heads If Ya Need One. What Year Pontiac Ya Workin On ? Cus Ya Know There Are A Bunch Of Different Manifolds.
Well theres always Ebay! This guy might sell the intake separate, He has a website listing in the auction. The whole set up is still a bunch of $. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170006754778&fromMakeTrack=true
This one is a repro of a '66 intake (all 3 carbs are the big Rochesters) that fits all '65 and later heads, sold by The Parts Place for $349. Decent price considering cast iron originals easily sell for that and more. http://www.thepartsplaceinc.com/ocatalog/part.asp?VID=6&YearList=1966&Search=&CatID=17&curpage=3
I BET THE OFFY GUYS HAVE THE LATE PONTIAC 3X2 MANIFOLD, AINT THERE A HAMBER WHO SELLS BRAND NEW OFFY PARTS HERE ??
Hopefully, if you're right, he'll read this thread. I was always under the impression that as popular it was, that noone made a tripower in aluminum. I can't remember ever seeing one, you? Hey, check #6. If my carbs are big base, i'll spring the $350
I Have An Offy 3x2 Aluminum Manifold On The Early 389 In My F~100. They Made Them No Doubt!! I Have Seen Offy, Edelbrock, And I Even Think I Saw An M/T At A Swap Once... I Got Mine Off E~scam For $65.00 :d + Shipping !
Ohh Yea, Almost Forgot....... Pontiac Stock Manifolds Have Big Bore Carbs On The Out Side & Small Bore Centers.
Curious what you don't like about the "Look" on our Six-Shooter system? The pricing is actually very reasonable considering guys are selling reworked originals for more money that do not make near the power of ours.
Groucho...give the guys at Exceter Auto a call at 559 592-2707 or look at his page http://www.exeterautosupply.com/. He has all the original Offy stuff and pretty good prices and service. These guys are old line rodders and are H.A.M.B. friendly.
If you want to ruin the resale value of the one you have, you can grind off the factory BS and have it powder coated real cheap. The thermostat housing is cast iron on this intake. I did the aluminum intake and the T.H. so that they would match. I plan to do the same thing on a factory 4BBl intake on an engine that nobody makes a performance intake for. An hour with a die grinder and 20 mins in the oven and viola... an unobtainium aluminum intake. Tell 'em it's a one off factory prototype.
During the 50s the factory GM dual 4bbl aluminum manifolds for Chevy were made by Weiand. Maybe they made others as well.
The original BG's looked like a "performance" carb. I understand Holley made you change the look? But, not to look like some sort of a space shoe! YUCK. Ya coulda spent a little more time on the look, it's HORRIBLE. I like my hot rod parts to look like hot rod parts. I guess the street rod guys must love that goofy look, and that's where your money is probably. I've used 3 BG's (12 sec and 2 10 sec cars) and they all ****ed compared to the Holley. Lack of performance, dead spots, etc. I really would love to try one on the original BG's(send one 750 if you've got one). Anyway, i believe your tripower's around $2300? I figure at $350 for the intake, $300 for fuel lines and linkage, that's over $550 for each TWO BARREL carb! For another $50 i can get an HP 750 Holley (a pretty dam good piece). Or, I can put a BLOWER on the SOB for another 25 cents (an e**ageration to make my point).
NO you don't!!!!....I had bought a BG 750 DP (Claw)when they first came out.(You know, the ones that looked like the Holley, but had BG cast in the main body) Absolute ****ing JUNK! ...It pulled strong.....but overall drivability ****ed, idled like ****, etc.....Another old timer I met with a 10 sec. Luv pickup had one too at one time and when he saw I had one told me to "Get rid of that damn carb"...he knows his carbs and could never get it right, even after sending it back to BG a DOZEN times.....bad castings or something.... He said "throw a HOLLEY 750 Dominator on it, son, and you'll be fine".....good advice..... I sold the BG at a swapmeet and went with a Holley....I'll NEVER own another BG product again.......
THIS COULD BE TRUE, THE ONE I HAVE ON MY '60 389 IS A LATER 61~64 VERSION. TRY THAT GUY "DMARV" MAYBE HE HAS THE ANSWER WERE ALL LOOKIN FOR
Guys, Offy doesn't make, and never will make a Tri-Power intake that fits '65 or later Pontiac heads. You either buy the aluminum repro I posted, or go without.
The one you posted is a bargain (to me anyway) for $350. I have to look, but i think my carbs are small base and won't fit that intake. I'll go out and look this morning. I hope it'll work. I'll order one TODAY if it'll take my carbs
I thought so. If the BG's were worth their weight, you'd see a lot more of them in the pits at the drag strip
Offenhauser never made a 3x2 manifold for the later (65-up) Pontiac engines. By this time in racing, the four barrel carbs had taken over and multiple 2 barrel manifolds were losing favor in the racing circuits so Offenhauser designed everything for the later Pontiac engines for 4 barrel carbs.
Try pontiactripowers.com just had this guy rebuild one for me and he did a great job. He may have one in his inventory.
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