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| RE: stock? |
| By Mike McQuesten - 01/15/2002 1:17:14 PM; IP 206.193.0.120 |
Thanks Kevin. I did bid on it a couple of times but it won't over what I was willing to pay. I think it's a genuine 1960 intake not a low riser 427 as the seller states.
I believe the 1960 352 HP intake has a flat carb base stock. I've been told that is the way they were for that one year only. The one that I have is supposedly a "correct" '60 HP intake and it has the flat base along with the firing order cast on the back left corner. Its problem is that it was milled to match milled heads I suppose. I've had it for three years and never noticed until I went to install it. Had it totally cleaned, all holes heliarched that needed it, etc. I'm sure many owners and many experiences during its 42 years.
I was told that the engines sat more level in the 1960 cars. I can't see this. A friend and I have compared my old '61 Starliner to a current '60 Starliner I have and we really can't see this. Here's our theory.....a very humble one and one looking for affirmation or refutation: We believe that the angle carb base introduced with '61 as I've seen on '61 and later HP aluminum single 4V intakes and multi carb intakes for that matter, was due to torque/Power of the HP cars that would lift the front under acceleration thus causing fuel starvation on the front primaries to those cylinders. Something that may have been discovered with the HP352. Does this make sense or is it plausible?
I did end up buy a '61 HP intake off of ebay, one cast on Nov. 30, '60. It has the angle base. Won't look exactly correct but I don't care that much. I do plan to install my tri power next year. Just wanted it to look stock for a year or two.
Eventually I want to restore the original 352HP, which I have, with all the correct equipment. So I'm still looking for a deal on a '60 flat carb base HP intake. |
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