Flathead 471 Blower manifold i am making
 

[A new Flathead V8 471 blower intake manifold i am making. It's off next week to be blasted / heat treated and then to the machinist to have the stud holes drilled and the top and bottom machined flat.

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Love it!!!
Do you plan to sell any ?

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Won't have to prune on that one. Will it have a pop off valve?

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ON an 8BA, it would be nice to have access to the pan breather. Also, consider other blower such as the 3.8 Buick Eaton. These are inexpensive #5 blowers for near stock engines that can offer good power and economy for less costs. I'd like to put one on a stock 239 and see what it does.

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The GM and SCoT blowers do stand way up there but some folks love stuff up where they can see it working. Those Eaton blowers need some custom carb mounting or maybe fuel injection. I've never seen one with any thing other than the rear air entry.

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It looks like a nice manifold. Do you have a pic of the bottom showing the ports? You do need a pop off valve as already stated. Are you going to produce these for sale? Bill

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Nice work. I think flatoz and rat bastad in Aussie run these mitchell manifolds made in NZ.

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@tjw - Is it that you have a 3D printer???

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Petehoovie No 3 D printers here mate.

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For those who have asked these Blower manifolds will be available for sale in the next few weeks, the first production run is being cast now. They will be available in the USA from Jerry Hopkins in Texas his phone # 903 875 9557 email [email protected]. Thanks Terry

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have a price

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Boy! i sure wish i was the lucky one to machine that part.... Nice casting.

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That's correct both Flatoz and Rat Bastard run their 471 blowers on the Mitchell manifold from New Zealand with blower drives from my little shop. This new intake looks extremely similar to the Mitchell.

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you never said if it has a pop off valve or not

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When are you going to start casting Flathead blocks???

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I am a retired machineist with a bridgeport mill with a D.R.O. send one to me to mill.

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Yep - we sure do !!

BFD

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Awesome work but just seems over use of skills when across the pond there is a quality similar item already available, and in use in Aussie.

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Petehoovie. I am not going to cast blocks.

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what ever happen to these ever got made