Engine re-do question
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Originally posted by Jarlaxle
Then it's not a PI--it looks like a low- to medium-rise iron intake. It was free...my friend said it was a PI intake...which it seems it is not. I don't have a clue what the casting numbers are...never checked.
Then it's not a PI--it looks like a low- to medium-rise iron intake. It was free...my friend said it was a PI intake...which it seems it is not. I don't have a clue what the casting numbers are...never checked.
The casting number has been chalked, it's C8OE-9425-C
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Jar, could you go take a look at the manifold you have and read us the casting # ? we're all dying to know what it really is.....or can you take a picture of it ? FEs never came with a spread bore carb that I am aware of....at least not in the usa. Canada or mexico or Austrailia, who knows. I wonder if maybe you have a P.I. manifold for a 429....some of those had a spread bore carb, where made of iron, and don't stand very tall. DF
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Laughing Gas
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My friend just returned my e-mail--the casting is C3O(unreadable)-and everything after that is illegible. It looks like the carb pad was milled to make it seal, & the casting number was damaged. The "o" could be a C, a G, or a zero, or a D...he says it's pretty hard to read.
Wouldn't "C3XX" be a 1963 intake? Hmm...off a police 352 or 360 maybe?
It' a square-bore design, & I was wrong about the carb--he currently has a 750 Holley, not an Edelbrock.
This thing has definitely been around the block!
I thought the 428CJ had an aluminum intake?
Wouldn't "C3XX" be a 1963 intake? Hmm...off a police 352 or 360 maybe?
It' a square-bore design, & I was wrong about the carb--he currently has a 750 Holley, not an Edelbrock.
This thing has definitely been around the block!
I thought the 428CJ had an aluminum intake?
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C3 is a '63 casting code. It means it was designed in '63 but could have been cast later than that, the date code tells when it was poured. There should be a letter after that, possibilities would be a A, O, or X. If it's an O, then it was for an intermediate or compact car, a full-size car would be an A. Problem is, in '63 all the production FE's were in full-size cars and they were all A's. Boy I sure wish you could get a pic of it.
Production 428CJ's all got iron manifolds. The 428PI's got aluminum ones until '68.
Barry
Production 428CJ's all got iron manifolds. The 428PI's got aluminum ones until '68.
Barry
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Truck would be a T.
The only C8OE manifold for the FE I can think of right now would be the CJ.
Barry
The only C8OE manifold for the FE I can think of right now would be the CJ.
Barry
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Does it have a big "S" or "T" on the number 1 runner?
(like this)
http://bellsouthpwp.net/D/u/DuckRyder/F100/3310bW.jpg
OH, And did I read that right, that the Blue Thunder PI "Look A Like" is good for 20 hp over an RPM?
(like this)
http://bellsouthpwp.net/D/u/DuckRyder/F100/3310bW.jpg
OH, And did I read that right, that the Blue Thunder PI "Look A Like" is good for 20 hp over an RPM?
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More Turbo
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But is 20 hp worth $200-$300 ? With that said wouldn't you be better off with a NOS spacer plate for a little more money.You can change HP jets and go wild with the spray.You would make more HP/TQ with the stock intake.
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