Re: Iron 4-barrel intake ideas (273)

[Don Hudson <mopar4me@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can use some of the later 318 heads on the early 273 which will give 
you endless choices on an intake - both aluminum and boat anchor.
Don in VA

Dan McCormack wrote:
> Jim if I was you I wouldn't be cutting up that 65 4-barrel intake. 
> They're kind of hard to find. I have one here from a 65 Dart and I've 
> had numerous offers to buy it but it's been promised to my buddy for 
> his 65 Barracuda that I sold him. The bolts are smaller and the angle 
> that the bolt holes are drilled at are different on a 64 or 65 273 
> than any other 66 or newer LA engine. To the best of my knowledge 
> nobody ever made aluminum intake for a 64 or 65 273. I have heard that 
> you might be able to make a newer intake work by reworking the holes. 
> And I suppose you could change your heads to newer ones. Any thoughts 
> here Don?
>
> Dan
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. O." <JJO1967@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "mopar" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:38 PM
> Subject: Iron 4-barrel intake ideas (273)
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> I bought a '65 4-barrel intake for my '64 Valiant on impulse, and it's 
> the stock iron "boat anchor."
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> Has anyone seen one of these lightened? I thought about cutting out 
> the webs to open up the space below the intake. This would lighten the 
> whole affair, and isolate the intake a bit from the engine's heat. I 
> would need to fabricate a valley cover then, and that would probably 
> be the "fun" part.
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> I am not opposed to looking for a nice aluminum intake, like the 
> Weiand, or Offenhauser and passing this lump on to someone who loves 
> it for what it is.
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> Just a thought.
>
> thanks
> Jim O.
> '64 Valiant
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