Hey Folks,
I bought a 1955 olds super 88 4 door parts car for the engine and trans. The engine, a 324, was missing the intake manifold / Carb which I recently purchased and although the person said it came from a 324 it seems to be bottoming out on the valley pan. Also theres a little hole on the part of the intake thats hitting the valley pan. Is there a spacer that I'm missing or is this the wrong intake. Casting number on the intake is 567184 with the number 2 below it. The firing order on it is 18736542. My engine casting number is 563922 with a number 5 above it. Other numbers/letters CFD 274. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Jesse

 

I pulled the red intake from a 1954 324 engine. Then the green one I've been told is from a 303. Note the underside of each. Does yours look like one of these two? John

 

Can you share some pictures with us, of the intake and the valley pan?

 

 

This one is from a 59 394 but its a little wide.

 

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The manifold you bought is a 1956.
They changed the exhaust crossover in 1956 and it protrudes deeper down.
As a consequence, the block top cover was re-designed with a depression in it.
Your engine is either a 1954 or 55.
You will need to get either a 54 or 55 manifold or a 1956 top cover.
The 1959 cover is wider because the block deck height increased in 1957 with the 371.

 

​​​​​​​Thanks for the info I really appreciate it. Looks like I'll be on the hunt for either or. ​​​​​​​jesse

 

​​​​​​​I was lucky enough to find the correct valley pan.​​​​​​​Woo hoo. Thanks for all help.