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michael a · 11-14-2017, 09:23 PM

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deuce_roadster · 11-14-2017, 10:27 PM

Fuel pump stand at angle, big breather pipe coming out going down LH side of motor come to mind.
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tubman · 11-14-2017, 11:06 PM

Also, the oil fill tube is in the front of the manifold, right behind the road draft tube (oil breather). Also, surprisingly, there are less bolt holes for attaching the manifold to the block than the earlier ones. If you want to get into Mercury manifolds, there is also the provision for a larger 4-bolt carburetor and with some, an automatic choke.

RalphM · 11-15-2017, 10:48 AM

I found out about the “less holes” thing when I tried to install an Offenhauser intake on an 8BA. The intake comes with the holes, block does not have. If I had caught this while I was machining it, I would have drilled and tapped the block. For no other reason than I had to cut off bolts and rtv them in place to fill the holes so it wouldn’t look odd. I put chrome acorn nuts on it, bad part is when I’m working on it I forget which are which an sometimes try to turn the rtv bolts.

tubman · 11-15-2017, 11:06 AM

Anyone who has not done this is a not a member of "The Club".

V8 Bob · 11-15-2017, 11:46 AM

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Another big difference are the carburetor base angles; flat on the early (torque tube driveline) intakes, and angled on the (open driveline) '49-'53s. Some aftermarket intakes, like the Navarro tripple I'm using, have the flat carb bases but also have 8BA oil fill and road draft provisions.

tubman · 11-15-2017, 02:19 PM

That's interesting about the Navarro manifold. I have a Navarro "Universal" dual for an 8BA that I'll have to check.

11-14-2017, 09:23 PM	#1
michael a Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Lone Jack Missouri Posts: 381	So what is the difference in an early intake manifold and an 8 be a manifold Zzz Sent from my SM-J700T using Tapatalk

11-14-2017, 10:27 PM	#2
deuce_roadster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Shelton, WA Posts: 3,800	Re: So what is the difference in an early intake manifold and an 8 be a manifold Fuel pump stand at angle, big breather pipe coming out going down LH side of motor come to mind. Sent from my keyboard.

11-14-2017, 11:06 PM	#3
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,320	Re: So what is the difference in an early intake manifold and an 8 be a manifold Also, the oil fill tube is in the front of the manifold, right behind the road draft tube (oil breather). Also, surprisingly, there are less bolt holes for attaching the manifold to the block than the earlier ones. If you want to get into Mercury manifolds, there is also the provision for a larger 4-bolt carburetor and with some, an automatic choke.

11-15-2017, 10:48 AM	#4
RalphM Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 2,651	Re: So what is the difference in an early intake manifold and an 8 be a manifold I found out about the “less holes” thing when I tried to install an Offenhauser intake on an 8BA. The intake comes with the holes, block does not have. If I had caught this while I was machining it, I would have drilled and tapped the block. For no other reason than I had to cut off bolts and rtv them in place to fill the holes so it wouldn’t look odd. I put chrome acorn nuts on it, bad part is when I’m working on it I forget which are which an sometimes try to turn the rtv bolts.

11-15-2017, 11:06 AM	#5
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,320	Re: So what is the difference in an early intake manifold and an 8 be a manifold Anyone who has not done this is a not a member of "The Club".

11-15-2017, 11:46 AM	#6
V8 Bob Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Granger (Northern) Indiana Posts: 1,520	Re: So what is the difference in an early intake manifold and an 8 be a manifold Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Another big difference are the carburetor base angles; flat on the early (torque tube driveline) intakes, and angled on the (open driveline) '49-'53s. Some aftermarket intakes, like the Navarro tripple I'm using, have the flat carb bases but also have 8BA oil fill and road draft provisions.

11-15-2017, 02:19 PM	#7
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,320	Re: So what is the difference in an early intake manifold and an 8 be a manifold That's interesting about the Navarro manifold. I have a Navarro "Universal" dual for an 8BA that I'll have to check.