I finally found a good 455 for my cutlass, donor car is a 1973 Delta 88, 67,000 miles and runs excellent. So my plan is do a timing chain, a gasket set and put a 4 bbl before it goes in, I can't seem to find any iron 4bbl intakes close to me, and shipping would be ridiculous because the wieght. Any suggestions on a decent aftermarket? Other than dual exhaust the motor is staying a stock

 

An Edelbrock Performer is a good stock replacement.

 

I did find a Holley street dominator intake at a shop just down the road but I don't know much about Holley intakes, any thoughts on them?

 

It depends on what you intend to do with the motor and car. The Street Dominator is a single plane intake like an Ebrock Torker. Good for high-RPM HP, but not so good for low end torque on the street. A relatively stock 455 in a Cutlass for street use will be MUCH happier with the Performer.

 

check with John Stolpa at Rocket Racing in WI; he might know of some take-off iron intakes.

 

Thanks Joe, it's just a weekend toy, no racing or high rpm stuff, usually it just goes out to dinner on Saturday night and an occasional car show on Sundays. I did find a 68 cast iron intake on Craigslist about 45 minutes from me but I haven't heard back if he still has it, the posting was a month old

 

Be aware that the 68-69 intakes are set up for the divorced choke coil, not the hot air coil used on the 1970-later carbs. If you do use a 68-69 intake, you'll need to use an electric choke on the carb. Note that you may want to do that in any case.

 

Thanks I'll check out rocket racing

 

Put an Edelbrock Performer on it. Done.