Re: Iron 4-barrel intake ideas (273)

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> To the best of my knowledge nobody ever made aluminum intake for a
> 64 or 65 273.

Offy used to build one. I think they still might.

> I have heard that you might be able to make a newer intake work by 
> reworking the holes.

A later 273/318 stock or aftermarket intake can be modied to fit the early 
heads by hogging out the mounting holes.

> And I suppose you could change your heads to newer ones.

This can be done too.

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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."
>
> 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.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> thanks
> Jim O.
> '64 Valiant
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