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Topic: Intake Manifold
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FiveLiterDreamer
Journeyman Posts: 17
From: Hot springs, AR
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 06-16-2001 06:05 PM
  
I just bought a new intake manifold: a weiand action plus part no. 8011, with a used 600 cfm edelbrock carb., chrome waterneck, chrome linkage adapter, and a new edelbrock air cleaner all for only $200 at a swap meet/car show today. I knew it was a good deal, so I bought it. When I got it home and looked up the intake manifold on the net, It told me it was for 1983 and later 302's - it has the rear water passage. Now, I have a 1980 block that this is going on to. Does that mean that I cannot use this manifold?? If not, does anyone have any thought on how this setup will perform? Is there any way to modify it? thanx for the input
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Moneymaker
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From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 06-18-2001 12:14 PM
I will work fine as long as you have the appropriate intake gaskets.  ( you should loose the Jimmy Carter Carb though lol)------------------
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FiveLiterDreamer
Journeyman Posts: 17
From: Hot springs, AR
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 06-18-2001 01:49 PM
Jimmy Carter Carb? what do you mean? and what's wrong with edelbrock?
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Moneymaker
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From: Lyons, IL, USA
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posted 06-18-2001 03:05 PM
Personal preferance.  You got a great deal so go ahead and use it FLD. Carter was the parent of the Edelbrock carb. ------------------
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Mark
Gearhead Posts: 239
From: North East Ohio
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 06-18-2001 11:35 PM
I think there may be a head gasket issue also.A friend once told me of a freshly rebuilt small block with overheating problems. He told me they tracked it down to the wrong head gaskets. Sounds plausable.
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Moneymaker
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From: Lyons, IL, USA
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posted 06-19-2001 12:07 PM
What do head gaskets have to do with a intake manifold?  ------------------
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Mark
Gearhead Posts: 239
From: North East Ohio
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 06-19-2001 03:16 PM
Coolent flow through the head is controled by the holes in the head gasket.A crossover may change the flow through the heads. I don't see how it would make a significant change, but I've seen some pretty wierd things.
Because I wasn't around when my frend and his cronies took the engine apart, he may have been , Ahem< , Covering his *** by saying the parts store sold him the wrong gaskets when they were really installed backwards.
That sounds more plausable.
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Moneymaker
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posted 06-19-2001 03:30 PM
Backwards I believe. That's done regularly on SBF's. ------------------
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