Does anyone know a place that would have a 4 barrel intake manifold for a 1959 Ford 292 Y block? we found one aftermarket that was about 400 bucks and really cant afford to spend that much on one.

also does anyone know what other years/models of engines would have a compatable 4 barrel intake manifold?

thanks

 

Aftermarket is pricy, but you might find a decent deal on ebay for a cast iron intake.

 

I paid 5 bucks for a cast iron manifold and paid 3 times that shipping it from Dallas to west Texas. An Ebay deal.

There are two types... an A and a B. The A type is good ... the B is for the Towering Inferno carbs that came with them... otherwise known as the teapot carb. (a Holley 4500?)

Many times I will confuse the issue and have the two types backward. In any case, unhappily, I have the manifold for the teapot.

manifestly, himmelberg

 

I think I have a line on one, just have to take the whole car to get it. Anybody want parts for a 59 Edsel Ranger?

 

Go to www.ford-y-block.com that is John Mummerts web site in El Cajon, Ca. They have H/P parts for "Y-Blocks" a little pricey but well worth it.

 

I think the "B" is the one that takes the carter (edelbrock) more modern carb mount.

They are on evilbay all the time, but go for more than I can afford (plus shipping is high).

 

Actually Himmelberg got it backwards. I have a -9425A intake on my truck now, and its the "old" square pattern base intake that will not fit modern carbs. It fits the old stuff such as the Carter WCFB among others.

The desireable stock intake that everybody wants is the -9425B. This intake will fit the Edelbrock or Holley you buy at your local speed shop.

I paid about $100 for one of the "B" intakes on ebay about a year ago but haven't had time to get a carb for it yet. They come up all the time and usually sell from $75 to $125.

 

The ECZ-9425-B listed on U-pay right now are around $200 plus.

 

The ECZ-A 4bbl intake will fit some Carter WCFB carbs and Rochester 4G and 4GC carbs.

The ECZ-B fits the Holley 4160 and Carter AFB (Edelbrock) carb.

If you currently have a 2bbl that's working and have the time, I'd suggest trying to set up a ECZ-A with a Carter WCFB. It will take some research, but it would be an interesting setup.

 

That's what I'm running now. A Carter WCFB on top of the ECZ-A 4 barrel intake. It works OK, and it's cool to have something unique, but I'm having a heck of a time finding an air cleaner that I like the looks of to fit on top of that narrow WCFB carb. I inherited the truck as is with an air cleaner off a 61 Caddy that looks pretty bad...very top heavy.

I'd prefer to run a mid 60's Ford truck air cleaner, along with a carb that's easier to maintain and tune than the WCFB. I'm still in the learning stages when it comes to the carb. The Edelbrock AFB and the Holley have much wider parts support and they fit many more common sized air cleaners.

No doubt that's why the prices on the ECZ-B intakes have always been higher than the ECZ-A intakes...

 

On my Y-block I just built, I'm running the late 4-barrel intake with an Edelbrock 500cfm. On the initial startup, it ran nice with out-of-the-box calibration. I also have a generic parts-store air cleaner with a K&N element, with a sweet-looking cover over it whose source I choose not to reveal right away.

 

Kooper, that looks really cool. And I'm not usually a dark sider! Did it come out of the kitchen?!?

I may go with that same Edelbrock carb one of these days. It seems like a good fit for a mild engine at 500cfm and the finish on it looks sweet.

 

thanks for the great info. the reason we are looking into doing this is so we could put an edelbrock on it.

 

I have a 4 bbl intake for the teapot carb (square base), but i dont know what the shipping to colo would be if you are interested.