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Old 07-15-2016, 10:34 AM   #1
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Default Re: blower on a 4bbl intake

I guess you have looked at this.

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showth...=blower+intake
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Old 07-15-2016, 10:56 AM   #2
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Default Re: blower on a 4bbl intake

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Looks about like a Mitchell - and in my mind, not an optimal design. The inlet on the manifold is more along the size of a SCoT blower, nowhere near what a 4-71's outlet looks like. Also, don't see a burst panel - which is the way to go (instead of a suspect pop-off valve, that may NOT pop-off when you need it).

Truthfully, I've not seen a good 4-71/6-71 blower manifold design (cast) that takes into account the two things I mentioned above. The only good ones I've seen were fabricated.
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