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"iron duke" chevy 4 cyl intake questions

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by the shadow, Jul 6, 2007.

  1. the shadow
    Joined: Mar 5, 2005
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    anyone know if chevy inline 4 cylinder intake manifolds interchange? I want to have a carb'd 4 cylinder and have an offer to take a good running 2.5lt iron duke (from an 88 s10) for free, but I don't want the TPI manifold. do any of the older carb intakes interchange if so how far back can I go (in years) to search for one????
    any help would be great!
     
  2. Duration
    Joined: Oct 2, 2006
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    Duration
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    from Wayne, MI

    i think you need an intake from a 1982 to 1984 f body camaro or firebird 2.5 or from a 1982 to 1985 s10 2.5 to run a carb on your motor. gm racing sold 4 barrel intakes for the iron duke engine to.
     
  3. My Duke, from a '79 Monza, had a progressive 2-bbl carb. I may still have that manifold. Here's one I made to mount a side-draft Weber carburetor.
     

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  4. JAWS
    Joined: Jul 22, 2005
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    Don't forget fieros had them also. So did many amc cars and jeeps. It was kinda a whore. As long as its a 2.5L, some had hi-po heads, only I don't know the difference.
     

  5. Hemirrhoid
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    from Wisconsin

    SJFast, how did you make the side draft manifold??
     
  6. 39 All Ford
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    39 All Ford
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    from Benton AR

    They were even extensively used in forklifts... :D
     
  7. bct
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    johnny is no longer with us. he gave out plans for the manifold to many people ....if you ask in the iron duke social group there might be someone with a copy still.....
     
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  8. fossilfish
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    from Texas

    Prior to 1978 or there abouts the iron duke had an L head design like the chevy sixes. After that they all had a crossflow head and as best as I can tell used the same intake gasket. So I would say and car with a 2.5 prior to about 84 and after 78 should have a carb type intake. Monzas, some Jeep CJ's, mail trucks, Skyhawks, Sunbird, Camaros? Clifford Research might still have some aftermarket stuff and well a Offenhauser. These engines were used a lot in sprint car stuff and there is still stuff out there from that arena too.
    I put an iron duke in a MG midget once. Dang thing was fast. Power to weight ratio about like a 427 Cobra.
     

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