BriansMGBV8 Brian Macmillan Seattle (61 posts) Registered: 09/26/2008 12:39PM Main British Car: 72 MGB Roadster Rover 4L |
Willpower Intake Mainfold for Buick 300
For the Buick 300 crowd, I'm shipping an extra Buick 300 aluminum manifold I have to Anthony Laney in Australia as a template to get the Buick 300 Willpower manifold produced. I'm looking to see if any other members would be interested in purchasing. It may be possible that a group buy will reduce both manufacturing and shipping costs.
Manifold: $580 Shipping: $150 Total aprox: $730 at todays conversion rate. I'll be posting on the MGExperience site as well and maybe I'll get Jim N to check the BuickV8 site for an interest. Anyone have idea as to the weight of the 64 aluminum 300 intake manifold? |
mgb260 Jim Nichols Sequim,WA (2482 posts) Registered: 02/29/2008 08:29PM Main British Car: 1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8 |
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Dan Jones Dan Jones St. Louis, Missouri (308 posts) Registered: 07/21/2008 03:32PM Main British Car: 1980 Triumph TR8 3.5L Rover V8 |
Re: Willpower Intake Mainfold for Buick 300
> Anyone have idea as to the weight of the 64 aluminum 300 intake manifold?
13 lbs on my bathroom scale. Are you shipping a 4 barrel intake or a 2 barrel? In case you are shipping a 4 barrel, I have a 2 barrel that could be shipped in case you don't want to ship the more expensive 4 barrel intake. |
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Which postal company will you use to send a parcel to Australia? I'd like to know this because it will determine the shipping cost.
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BriansMGBV8 Brian Macmillan Seattle (61 posts) Registered: 09/26/2008 12:39PM Main British Car: 72 MGB Roadster Rover 4L |
Re: Willpower Intake Mainfold for Buick 300
I used DHL and the total bill from Seattle to Australia was about $300 a year ago, it will be more today.
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Airwreckc Eric Cumming RTP, North Carolina (253 posts) Registered: 05/28/2020 10:10AM Main British Car: 1972 MGB-GT (working on a Sebring project) Buick 300-4 V8 |
Re: Willpower Intake Mainfold for Buick 300
Curious if there's any thoughts on benefits of this manifold over the standard 300-4 aluminum manifold. Also, how would the height compare?
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mgb260 Jim Nichols Sequim,WA (2482 posts) Registered: 02/29/2008 08:29PM Main British Car: 1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8 |
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I'd say it is 10 times better, especially if you use fuel injection. It is a couple inches taller.The stock intake can be improved if it is ported but be careful as there are water passages, Chris used Doc's mod from the V8Buick site. Instead of 4 holes under the carb it has two long holes like a modern Edelbrock. He had to have it Tig welded where it broke through inside. Dan Jones extrude honed one.
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Airwreckc Eric Cumming RTP, North Carolina (253 posts) Registered: 05/28/2020 10:10AM Main British Car: 1972 MGB-GT (working on a Sebring project) Buick 300-4 V8 |
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That looks like a great modification--and an opportunity to practice my TIG welding. Thanks.
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Re: Willpower Intake Mainfold for Buick 300
Which postal company will you use to send a parcel to Australia? I'd like to know this because it will determine the shipping cost.
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BriansMGBV8 Brian Macmillan Seattle (61 posts) Registered: 09/26/2008 12:39PM Main British Car: 72 MGB Roadster Rover 4L |
Re: Willpower Intake Mainfold for Buick 300
Progress is being made. Anthony has finished up the manifold for the 300 engine. As we couldn’t locate/ship a 300 block he needed to adapt by adding in spacers under the heads to mimic the 300 position. He now wants to intergrate the valley plate onto the manifold but minus the block he is concerned about getting the clearances exact. Any thoughts/ideas? I suppose I could have him ship the manifold and then fit up the plate locally.
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6508 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
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Sorry to hear you couldn't find a block. Tomorrow I'll try to get you a measurement or two that will be helpful to you.
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BriansMGBV8 Brian Macmillan Seattle (61 posts) Registered: 09/26/2008 12:39PM Main British Car: 72 MGB Roadster Rover 4L |
Re: Willpower Intake Mainfold for Buick 300
Jim,
Appreciate the help. I sent an email to Anthony asking what measurements he made need. To be clear, I’ve got a 300 engine I’ll be using for the project , I just could never find a block to ship. I’m thinking to check back with Chad but my thought was to cut the block in half and as rare as the 300 blocks are getting I didn’t want to hack a good block. |
MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kingsport, TN (4571 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 11:32PM Main British Car: 1979 MGB Buick 215 |
Re: Willpower Intake Mainfold for Buick 300
Maybe I am missing something. Why can he not get the measurements from the 300 manifold you sent him?
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mgb260 Jim Nichols Sequim,WA (2482 posts) Registered: 02/29/2008 08:29PM Main British Car: 1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8 |
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Carl. That is my thought too. He could measure from bottom of port to valley plate. It looks like the valley plate is about at the bottom of the heads. Maybe he wants to insure the fit? Most use RTV to seal the front and back.
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6508 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: Willpower Intake Mainfold for Buick 300
That bottom plate has to be in the right place to properly seal the lifter valley. I figured I'd just meansure the distance across the front and back but if you have a block you can do that just as easily.
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mgb260 Jim Nichols Sequim,WA (2482 posts) Registered: 02/29/2008 08:29PM Main British Car: 1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8 |
Re: Willpower Intake Mainfold for Buick 300
Maybe Brian can send Anthony a plywood template?
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BriansMGBV8 Brian Macmillan Seattle (61 posts) Registered: 09/26/2008 12:39PM Main British Car: 72 MGB Roadster Rover 4L |
Re: Willpower Intake Mainfold for Buick 300
Jim, I was thinking the same thing about a template but I'm waiting to hear back from Anthony on what he really feels he needs. I think the biggest concern is the distance/gap between the manifold and block and how thick the plate needs to be. I'm thinking it's almost best to have the manifold sent here for fitup and making the plate or just send it back with the dimensions but shipping is outrageous. I don't mind making an investment in the manifold, as once it's finished Anthony can just turn them out in batches but I need a trade off on costs. So far Anthony's been working with me and I did hear back from TWS on possible involvement in piggy backing off of one of their shipments, though I'm still waiting on a final repsonse from them.
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Roverbeam Chad McNeely N.E. MO (79 posts) Registered: 06/09/2021 06:03PM Main British Car: Alpine S4 Rover 4.0 |
Re: Willpower Intake Mainfold for Buick 300
This is the bottom of a 300 intake, and the dimensions of the ‘pads’ that seal the lifter end walls. I can’t picture how a plate would work, that wasn’t integral to the casting (or a one piece gasket, like the BOP/Rover). The plate’s long edge would be edge-to-edge with the irregular-edged intake gasket, wouldn’t it? Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/31/2022 08:01PM by Roverbeam. |