Octania

on ePay at this time

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Offenhauser-...16.m2518.l4276

"This is a N.O.S. (new old stock) Offenhauser tunnel ram base with a kuctom cast / fabricated 8 deuce top. It will need a good cleaning before you use it. The top is cast in 2 pieces & welded together with the outside weld ground down & blended in & the inside seam epoxied sealed. The casting is a little on the crude side giving it a older look. It uses 3 bolt 2 bbl. Stromberg 97 or Ford 94 carbs."

Quite a sight

oldcutlass

That would be a cool and unique setup. Not sure how efficient it is.

MDchanic

But why? WHY????

- Eric

young olds

that actually looks kinda cool but im a sucker for multi carb setups, lower like a man-a-fre intake would be cooler though

z11375ss

I don't think that would fit under my hood.

young olds

why would you want it to!!!!

joe_padavano

Not very.

Even a single 4bbl would make more power.

oldcutlass

Probably be one step above driving a Hilborn injection setup on the street.

pogo69

might as well well stick a couple Danish Windmills under there also

cutlassefi

X2.
The first problem I see with it is way too much plenum for a street application. Between the top piece and the existing top of the tunnel ram that's a lot of area. It'll be that much easier for the fuel to drop out of suspension.

redoldsman

It would be fun putting the linkage together. There is a reason these are rare. Nobody wanted them.

Octania

I think this item is for when appearance and needless complication are more important than drivability and performance.

Maybe it can be used as an air inlet, with injectors hidden down in there for an FI system. There's room enough in there for quite a bit of voodoo.

bisscrac

I was thinking the same thing.. linkage nighmare.. Plus tuning the carbs all together would be a p.i.t.a.




BUT it would be super bad *** looking set up in a 30's model anything with open bay open headers....

bisscrac

this is a 27 but you get the idea

joe_padavano

Linkage fab really isn't that difficult. If you want all the carbs to open at the same time, it's pretty easy, actually. Progressive linkage is only slightly more difficult. If you can understand lever arms and simple geometry, you can build the linkage. Syncing the carbs is a different problem. You can buy TBI systems that look like Stromberg carbs with the injectors hidden in the fuel bowls. It wouldn't be cheap, but that's probably the only way to get this manifold to run decently.

Boldsmobile

Joe, if I added this to my collection would I finally have one that you don't?

joe_padavano

Yessir! You NEED that, Pete.

Boldsmobile

Need or want?

joe_padavano

Don't try and talk yourself out of it. You NEED this intake...