Rare flathead intakes...PIC SHOW

So, who's got some neat OLD intake manifolds for V8 Flatheads? I'll start... They aren't mine, but I've never seen another.

Rocket made in Portland, Oregon.



Or TAWCO Products

 

wow... very cool. i especially like the rocket intake... has a neat art deco look to it.

have any other info on those? did Rocket make heads as well?

 

I agree. It looks very finished, less crude than a lot of early castings, especially obscure ones. If it weren't for that chunk missing on the water intake flange, you'd be excused for thinking it was a modern piece.

 

Thats not a water intake flange, it where the oil filler/ fuel pump goes. flatheads have the water necks(plural, one on each side) on the heads

Drew

 

Of course it's not. I forgot that flatheads had water directly to the heads. But I don't know flatheads that well. Distributor hole?

 

Oil breather?

 

distributor was off the front of the engine

 

Here's a 1939 Weiand, the first kind he made.

Sorry the pics not real close up.

 

I'll have to check on that. I thought there were some Rocket heads but I cant find it in any of the books.

Anybody have anything like Schnell, MultiPower, Ord, Davies, Kelly Brothers, Wayne Morrison, Miller. Riley?????

 

I love those intakes, I had a chance to buy one for a pretty good price about 3months ago, I just didnt have the money

 

Very cool. I have a bunch of pics of weiands that i need to add to the photobucket...

 

Here's one from Oz..

 

"the intake guy" that is at alot of the Goodguy/NSRA shows has a couple of don't touch, their not for sale, but I bring them to show off intakes. I took pics at Indy, but don't have them at work.

 

I may just be another ignorant teenager, but I think that someone should repop a manifold similar to the rocket style. I think it would be best if they used a different name than rocket so that you couldnt have people claiming that they have an original rocket flathead manifold when its just a re-pop, but you get the Idea. I really like the finned center. I think it would be a nice touch rather than average joes intake. And of course it would be best to use modern engeneering to make it a good performing manifold as well.

One of the many from the same phot album that caught my attention:

 

Theres a reason the good old super dual outlived the rest. Other than the fact that it was made by edelbrock. Plenty of other manifolds look better, but that one is the most sensibly engineered and performing. Just my .02c

Drew

 

I agree with blackflag on repopping the rocket. Jimbob, that Mildren is the ********! Keep 'em commin!!

 

That may be true, but if you run a flathead nowadays you need to shake things up to be noticed. Edelbrock intakes and heads are the mods repopped item for flattys but try to find a really unique model. my .02

 

And pay really unique money, for less performance and tuneablility. Of course, I sold a perfectly good SD to run an eddie meyer, and the only thing I regret was leaving that intake on my last car when I sold it. Drew

 

Please, keep the pics coming. I'm enjoying this one a lot. I am looking for something different for my flathead. Does anyone have any more detailed shots of Weiands? I know they made several different types, but I've never seen pictures except the one shown here. Thanks ahead of time.

 

Shuter!! that's different! got any pictures??

 

Page 2 of the 'Flathead Intakes' page here 2x2-4x2
http://photobucket.com/albums/b136/TopEndSpeedShop/

 

Here's a picture of the Weiand. As well as my pride and joy, Ord.

I'm looking for Ord heads to match. Anybody got any?

 

I've been looking for one of these for more years than I've had a license.


Drew

 

Man is that cool(Ord), what does that take, winfield downdrafts, how cool is that.

Drew

 

Mal Ord's are great to look at with the 2 winfield S carbs. Is that an early or late model? The early ones didn't run well 'cause gas collected and ran to the end of the log, as flatheads were mounted at an angle. Flooding the rear 4 cyls. and starving the 4 front ones. He corrected that in the later castings with a small dam in the center.


Still, that would bring a pretty penny today.

 

pre-war Eddie Meyer

 

This is the one thats on Pepe, it's made by Hexagon Tool. I was told it's a boat intake:

 

Certainly not the rarest of the rare, but the rarest of my collection.

 

This must be post-war Eddie Meyer then. Note the block letter logo on the lower plenum. Totally different from the power boat/racer logo on Tommy's.

 

Hexagon Tool was made in Indy for the Miller-Fords. Some ran this and some ran a Miller 4X2 design. Not sure if they ware made specifically for boats.