Need 4 Deuce SBC Intake info

This past year while browsing the vendors at Roundup i ran across someone selling 4 deuce sbc intake new.... the price was really cheap (seems like a few dollars different than a 3 deuce) Well ive run from one end of the internet world to the other and cant find anything that was in the ball park price range of what i saw that day

I talked to the guy for awhile and YES it was a show price only thing but his regular price wasnt too bad either.

wondering if anyone knows where i can pick up a New 4 deuce intake on a reasonable deal

thanks

 

LOL What brand? And what do you consider "reasonable"?

 

You can buy a New 4x2 SBC Offy intake from Vintage Speed for $358 3 or 4 bolt and the Weiand intake goes for $350 plus used>>>one on ebay right now

 

The offy unit is garbage from what I here. There's only one 4x2 intake worth anything and that's the Weiand unit. There happens to be one on Eb@y right now. I got mine for $700 with 4 94's on it and I think that was a pretty good deal. Plan on paying between 3-8 for the intake.

 

What makes the OFFY one junk... always heard they make first cl*** parts ????

 

Offy definitely does make awesome intake but that one is suppose to be a real ***** to use in real world situations. From what I have heard, it's better suited for all out applications and not street use. Because of it's design it makes for a bunch of headaches trying to tune and engine and using around town.

And then after all that, I have never even seen one used on the strip where it's supposedly intended. I would do yourself a favor a stay away. Intakes can be your best friend or your worst enemy. You want one that you know works well and is proven on both street and strip. That's why I said Weiand. If you can't swing that then a 3x2 by edelbrock would be an awesome choice.

 

I have a Weiand I priced to a guy at $400 for just intake but aparently that to much . He claimed $368 for a new one but I've not seen any new ones for sale anywhere either.

 

If you can find one for a 'reasonable price'
(Ha! Good luck on that! LOL!) a 'Man-A-Fre'
4-deuce manifold will probably work better
on the street than either the Offy or the
Weiand. The Man-A-Fre's didn't have a
conventional 'plenum chamber' connecting
the four carbs - just small 'transfer p***ages'
cast into the manifold to connect the carbs
for balancing and idling purposes, making
them very close to a true I.R. set-up, so the
throttle response is much better. Also, being
*nearly* a true I.R. set-up, carb sizes and total
CFM requirements with a Man-A-Fre are
about double of what you'd normally need and
use for a given engine size and rpm range for
manifold with a conventional plenum chamber,
so unless you're running a big engine or extreme
rpms, it's hard to actually over-carburete. About
25 years ago, a buddy of mine ran one on a 327
small-block Chevy in a T-bucket with four
large-base Rochesters 2GCs, originally intended
for '70 455 Olds-2bbl applications, as these were
the biggest junkyard available Rochester 2GCs
he could find. Everyone told him it it was "way
too much carburetion for a 327" and that it "would
never work", but it did. It pulled like gangbusters
from anything above 2000 rpm right through
6500-plus rpm - and the throttle response was
nearly instantaneous.

Mart3406
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I have one of the Offy manifolds that is drilled for 3 bolt carbs. I could never get mine running correctly but it was my own stupid fault. I used Stromberg 48's ( 180 cfm each )and as it turned out, my dizzy had a boatload of problems. If i had used 97's and got my dizzy setup first, it would have been a running sum *****. I would be happy to sell it less carbs if you are interested . here is what my setup looked like

 

Hello, here is a custom built log steel intake for a SBC. The 97s are not on it now..Tested and works great. For sale..
Duane.

 

Damn Duane, that is a sweet piece. Are you the creator ?

 

I had th eOffy unit and traded it to Rogue years ago. He put it on his bare metal RPU and it is still being driven AFAIK

 

This thing is awesome!!! If I would have known that was possible I would have fell in love with my 300 in my ol '26 once again!

 

I've got a 4 in a row intake for a sbc, it's an Inglese and designed to run Weber DCNF carbs - looks like a Maserati setup - pretty cool, just haven't used it. It's a true IR intake, each barrel feeds one cylinder.

Steve

 

Hello, my design, I didn't weld it. I want something different and there are no log intakes for a SBC, so I did it...
Duane..

 

I have been playing with these ideas in my head recently about putting into production a few intakes for the sbc's and the BBC's. I have been playing with the design and was thinking of sort of making a copyish of the Weiand but have also thought that a fabricated version looking like an old cragar log style would be nice.

If I am going to go further with this though I need to know if there is enough interest in them. I will problably need to make at least 50 to start with and was hoping to shoot for under 400 bucks with a linkage and fuel line.

What are some opinions from you fella's

I would start with a 4x2 setup but 6x2s and 3x2s for BBC would be a consideration.

Eric

 

I would take one for SBC.

 

Ok this is how we get started who's in???? and what might be some requests for functionality and features???

Should a dedicated thread be started???

Eric

 

I would be in for one if the price was decent. Need some vacuum ports and a non-vacuum spot to mount a Hollywood whistle?

Something that sits up nice and tall and gets noticed...

 

Cool, Noted!!!

So maybee you might be likng the log style manifold??? I could have those cast as well and maybee in pieces so that there would be a standard base plate and you could have carb options to bolt on. HHHmmmmm????

 

i run a offy 4x2 now on my 32 graffitti clone 11.1 comp old org. crane m***aged heads huge duration .555 lift solid msd ign. 4 spd with that said this combo starts,runs,drives,like a single 4 barrel i drive it regularly[or should i say beat it] it runs high 7 s 1/8 on street tires [w/slicks i broke the 9'' ,driveshaft,twisted 1 axle] great in traffic,never runs hot, 94 octane i have a man a fre but i have not changed over yet [built in 92 got man a fre 04] it runs way 2 good you can see vid if you google ******** happening i spent 2 evenings on a friends dyno tuning it TIME WELL SPENT FRIENDS im new to the board but if i can ill try to help [PS I SHIFT THIS THING AT 7800 THATS MUSIC]

 

I remember seeing something like a standard base plate for Olds 455s and you could run a mutli setup, efi, four barrel.... I don't remember now where I saw it.

One of the intakes I think look wicked kool is the X-1, so yeah, I like the look of the intake runners raised off the valley.

Right now I am running a polished 3 deuce offy with riser/adapters from 4 bolt to 3 bolt with Stromberg 97s.

 

Cool looking motor but your missing a vacuum hose to the Distributor?????

I like the risers.

 

Yep, I am not running any vacuum advance. I was planning to just remove the vacuum pod, looked at it real quick one day and decided it was going to take more time than I had to figure out how it came apart. The distributor is an odd one, I picked it up without knowing anything about it. It has no points but it isn't an hei like I have on my olds. I asked some friends I know and none seem to know what the thing is.

The main problem for me, the stromberg's don't have any vacuum ports and I am not sure how to run the advance, I am pretty sure I don't hook it up to the manifold because I understood it needs to be ported correct?

I know there is probably a downside to not running the vacuum advance, but it seems to run okay. I know on my olds 455, I gave up on the vacuum advance, poor thing would try to detonate itself any time it is hooked up.

 

OK...What do you think of this one..Look at it real close..I have over 30 hrs in the linkage alone..I haven't tried this intake but it should perform great with the right SBC..
It's available..
I also have a duel quad SBC where the Stromberg are in a row, 4 of them..I have a duel quad SBC like the one in the picture but the Strombergs are facing forward..
I like to create..HOT RODS should be different..
Duane

 

OH..I found a picture of the 4x2 inline for the SBC..Also a picture of the linkage in progress for first 4x2..
Duane.

 

Rusty..Put the choke plates back in the outer two, you will get better flow. The plates direct the air down, without the air wants to bounce around..
Just an idea..
Duane..

 

Well, I don't have those parts, I have three 97s with no chokes and the one with. One 97 has issues with the thread on the fuel inlet and one of the top screws.

I need to start chasing down those choke parts though. Need someone to buy some parts from me .

You have a need for an Edlebrock 455 torker manifold, or an offy 455 manifold? I also have an edlebrock FE tri power intake, but I don't really want to sell that one....

How about any Ford 4100's

 

PM me, how much are talking for everything but the carbs?

 

heres one ive decided to part with.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=518748

JEFF