Man-A-Fre SBC Manifold

I pm'd you with a name and number of a guy who has re-produced and sells the original linkage that came with the Man-A-Fre. Mine runs like a bat out of hell. Have fun.

 

dave i don't have enough motor for two more carbs. i'll leave that up to you.

-danny

 

Good score

 

Those pics of the setup are great.....love the fuel line!!

 

ive been running one for about 12 years , very responsive , i had to make my fuel block , simalair to org just used aluminuim bar stock , machined it out and added ******s it took a long time to find the orig**** one , the ones theat are fun are the afterburn models they have a 1/8 direct port nozzzle thet has a solinoid system simalair to n.o.s they are fun enjoy it show it use it , that is what the wife tells me also

 

Not nearly as much of a pain as people say.

I had one on my 56, 210 Chevy back in the late 60's thru most of the 70's. It was on both a 327 and a 350 engine. Both engines had a coupla different cams and heads over the years.

With the help of a "Uni-syn" carb syncronizer (or other simple to use syncronizer), they arent that hard to tune.

One thing that's VERY inusual about the system, the idle mixture screws will be VERY sensetive. You can somewhat adjust the final jetting because of the way the system works.

The hardest part will be to set the throttle shaft/****erflys the same during the initial setup...then you do the final adjustment with a syncronizer.

The throttle shafts in the throttle body MUST be a good/proper fit.
NO LOOSE SHAFTS OR YOU'LL NEVER GET IT TUNED WELL.

Since I drove mine on the street every day, I used a big (Hemi as I reacall) aircleaner element and made up a bottom and top for one large aircleaner. Had short velocity stacks, an aluminum plate screwed to the stacks and a 3" element and another flat plate. Had to ben the element into a wierd shape to go around all four carburetors.

Have fun.

Mike

 

Thanks for the pics. Have not seen one of those in years !!! Tom (Tired Old Man)

 

I found this in my Dad's old parts stash after he p***ed away. I remember my Uncle running a Man a Fre on his 55 chevy in D/HR. I think my Dad was going to build his own set up using this manifold.

 

Thats a base for a rochester fuel injection unit, not a Man-A-Fre.

 

I tried to run one on a 4spd 62 Corvette in the early 70s. I learned how to synchronize multiple carbs getting all 4 dialed in. It takes some fiddling to get it right. It idled fine and ran like a striped *** ape but a real pain to drive on the street in real life traffic. It was very difficult to feather the throttle with a clutch because it was so sensitive. You just think about giving it gas and it was squealing tires or smoking the clutch or you were a hair early and it stalled. They are cool and make some horsepower but a PITA on the street. It was just no fun to drive. An automatic with a two footed driver might be a little easier to control.

 

I didn't say it was a Man A Fre.

 

pontiac47, I sent you a pm.

 

I p***ed on one for a Pontiac a few years ago.. He wanted a grand for it..

This old timer told me they are a real pain in the *** on a street ride and will never come near the performance of my custom Quadrajet.. I wish I would of bought it and tried it anyhow. I see some here have had good luck with them..

 

I run a Man-A-Fre intake on my g***er in the 60's. It is the one with the injection on it. It worked very well for us. We used it for over a year before buying the hillborn. I was just in the garage and it is still there . Did someone say they are worth a lot of money? If so let me know I will sell it to pay for my paint job. Thanks