88v8 Ivor Duarte Gloucestershire UK (1041 posts) Registered: 02/11/2010 04:29AM Main British Car: 1974 Land Rover Lightweight V8 |
Wanted - 4bbl intake for AMC 327 V8.
Nothing to do with British V8, sorry, but something you might have ticked away.
In a moment of madness, bought a 63 AMC Ambassador, rhd UK car, which after 63,000 miles retains its original 2bbl Holley. Seems it is not happy with ethanol - PO recounts the usual evaporation symptoms when sitting in traffic. As an alternative to a rebuild and perhaps a heat isolator if there isn't one - car is not with me yet - would like to have the option to fit an Edelbrock 4bbl. There was a factory 4bbl option. But over here in the UK, AMC parts are not exactly in good supply. Indeed, as I can see from the AMC forums, 4bbl intakes aren't that plentiful in the US. Looking for any street intake that will fit the 327, alloy or even iron. Ivor |
roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Re: Wanted - 4bbl intake for AMC 327 V8.
Ivor, will 327 engine accept later AMC intakes like 390/401 ? Those are readily available. Good Luck, Art.
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88v8 Ivor Duarte Gloucestershire UK (1041 posts) Registered: 02/11/2010 04:29AM Main British Car: 1974 Land Rover Lightweight V8 |
Re: Wanted - 4bbl intake for AMC 327 V8.
Thanks for the thought, sadly not.
I did in fact see a factory 327 intake on eBay, but the seller asks $175 airfreight, which is rather a killer at the current exchange rate. Perhaps an alloy version will appear, hopefully the shipping would be less. [www.ebay.co.uk] It seems no one ships parcels by sea any more. Currently a delivery is on the way from Galvins [www.ramblerparts.com] where parts costing $180 are costing $95 to ship. When the $ was at 1.6 all this seemed of little concern, but it's painful now. Still, it must be more pleasant for you, buying parts made in the UK. Ivor |