[DeTomaso] BOSS 302 manifold on eBay

[Daniel C Jones]

> The bolt holes are all nearly vertically centered on the runners.
> I thought that all the high port heads have the bolt holes closer
> to the floors of the runners?

I see what you mean.

> It looks like something that would match a 4V head, not a raised
> port head.

It's a smaller port intake than a 4V head for sure but it does
appear it would seal.  Not sure what that intake is.  The ports
aren't quite 2V, 3V, 4V or high port.  The outer shape is like
the M-9424-B302 but it's missing bolt bosses.

Dan Jones

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Dan,
>
>     I was looking at the photo of the head flange.  The bolt holes are all
> nearly vertically centered on the runners.  I thought that all the high port
> heads have the bolt holes closer to the floors of the runners?  It looks
> like something that would match a 4V head, not a raised port head.
>
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-302-Aluminum-Intake-Manifold-351C-Heads-/360300195439
>
>     The same seller has Weiand tunnel ram that has the same characterists.
>
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-302-Weiand-Aluminum-Intake-Manifold-351C-Heads-/360298450951
>
>      Just something I haven't seen before.
>
> Ken
>
> Ken
>
> --- On *Mon, 9/13/10, Daniel C Jones <daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Daniel C Jones <daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] BOSS 302 manifold on eBay
> To: "Pantera REALBIG forum" <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Date: Monday, September 13, 2010, 9:49 AM
>
> > It has water passages where the passages are for BOSS 302 heads
>
> Ford Motorsport high port heads were designed for for either
> Windsor or Cleveland water routing.  Some high port intakes
> were designed for Windsors, some for Clevelands and others
> were designed for either.
>
> > and looks like it is not for raised ports.
>
> Why do you say that?  The seller says it has ports that are
> 2 1/16" high by 1 7/16" wide.  A Boss 302 has a 2.5" tall by
> 1 3/4" wide intake port.  When attempting to mount a high port
> intake on an engine with 4V heads, the lower floor of the 4V
> head is typically exposed.  It appears to me to be a high port
> intake that has been widened to perhaps match a ported set of
> C302B or C3 heads and has been milled.
>
> Dan Jones
>
> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:31 AM, Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com<http://us.mc308.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=kenn_green@yahoo.com>>
> wrote:
>
> > Dan,
> >
> >    It has water passages where the passages are for  BOSS 302 heads and
> > looks like it is not for raised ports.  I assumed that made it a BOSS 302
> > manifold?
> >
> > Ken
> >
> > --- On *Mon, 9/13/10, Daniel C Jones <daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com<http://us.mc308.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=daniel.c.jones2@gmail.com>>*
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Daniel C Jones <daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com<http://us.mc308.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=daniel.c.jones2@gmail.com>
> >
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] BOSS 302 manifold on eBay
> > To: "Pantera REALBIG forum" <detomaso at realbig.com<http://us.mc308.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=detomaso@realbig.com>
> >
> > Date: Monday, September 13, 2010, 9:07 AM
> >
> > > Seems like a fairly rare manifold:
> >
> > That appears to be a Ford Motorsport M-9424-B302 intake manifold
> > for C302 or C3L (there were two different versions) on a 8.2"
> > deck SBF block.  It might not seal against 4V heads and appears
> > to have been milled a fair bit.
> >
> > Dan Jones
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