FE Intake Adapters

[GJCAT427]

Jay, do you have any pictures of the Tunnel Port adapter? Unfinished is OK , just thinking of some ideas.

[jayb]

Here's a picture of a partially machined casting.  It has some chips on it from the last machining operation, but you get the idea.  This casting can be machined into either a high riser adapter or a tunnel port adapter.  On the floor behind the partially machined casting is another one, for the high riser and a little further along in the machining process.  You can see that the high riser adapter has had the "ears" that go over the top of the ports machined in; the tunnel port adapter would obviously not have those, since the ports are lower and in a different position.  Also you can see the 3/4" thick aluminum plates bolted onto the high riser adapter; these are there to space up the 351C intake so that the roof of the 351C port lines up with the roof of the high riser port.  More intake adapters waiting to be machined are at the upper right.

[M-TeeKC]

Haven't heard anything from you so I was just checking on the production schedule. Thanks very much.

[jayb]

Sent you an email - Jay

[Joey120373]

Jay, would it be feasible for you to machine ( or partially machine ) injector pockets into the adapter, just inboard of the the valve cover rail?

Looking at the picks, there would appear to be enough meat there to machine a flat and then drill, or partially drill the hole for the injector.

This might be a welcome feature or upgrade considering the relatively few TPI manifolds available for either engine.

[jayb]

The casting was designed to allow for that, so yes it is certainly possible.  I haven't tried it yet, though; no one has asked for one like that.

[Joey120373]

Has anyone tried this ITB set up on one of Jays adapters?

http://m.ebay.com/itm/Ford-302-351C-Cleveland-Downdraft-EFI-Stack-Intake-Manifold-System-Satin-/172277705360?nav=SEARCH

It's for a 351C, not sure what the port opening looks like but it would look awesome I think, even if it is a cheep chineese unit. Of corse the picks make it look great, but who knows what the quality actually is.

[newfalconowner]

making a efi Cleveland intake is a lot of work, but so far seems worth it. If Jay decides to add flat for injectors, it would be well worth his time to add fuel rails and mounts for the setup, as that's probably the hardest part in doing that type of fuel injection set up. Making sure the rails are inline with the injectors and will sit level so no leaks is MAJOR, even the slightest out of alignment will cause leaks.

I did modify a Cleveland tunnel ram for fuel injection, and took me awhile and a couple of re-do's lol

[Joey120373]

I have read your posts on building that intake on the other thread, very nice work. I have a street master intake, rails and bungs etc. what I don't have is a mill to machine the intake. A co-worker has a home/hobby  mill/lathe combo, it's actually a fairly quality machine, unfortunately it's just too small to hold the intake solidly enough to machine the holes for the bungs.

The ITB set up I provided the link to is already set up for fuel injectors. So while I'm sure it would require some fabrication, it would be pretty sweet

[newfalconowner]

I used a 3/4 drill bit in a rechargeable drill for the holes but clamped it to my table

[jayb]

One of my customers, Jim M, forwarded some pictures of his #13001 intake and tunnel ram setup.  He says the Edelbrock carbs have been worked over for use with the tunnel ram and that the throttle response is nice and crisp.  I think that's the trick with a street tunnel ram and carbs, getting the transition from idle to WOT right, and it sounds like Jim has that handled.

[fekbmax]

Jay,
which intake adapter would you recommend starting with to adapt a Cleveland 2V/3V style intake ?
also, if i wanted to get one of your timing chain sets and a cover before the FE reunion, if your able to make it there would it be possible for you to bring it along and i get it from you there ?  possibly the recommended adapter as well. i would pay in advance if need be.  i think i could go a couple ways, use the standard adapter and fill the port floor or use one of the other adapters and do the port matching. the guy im doing this budget 390 blower engine for has gotten one of the procomp 351c 2V/3V intakes (cough) which actually doesn't look to bad for what it is. He had planed to use his PSE adapter but i convinced him not to bugger it up by trying to weld it or fill the ports because its in really nice condition and id like to get my hands on it instead of him cutting and welding on it.   

[jayb]

Keith, I will be bringing parts to the FE Reunion so if you want to buy something there, just let me know and I'll bring it along.  If you pay in advance you can avoid Pennsylvania state sales tax.

As far as the adapter, I think I would start with the #13004 if you want to stick with the 2V port size.  You would have to put custom ports in, but it could be made to match up perfectly to the intake.  The #13003 with the starter ports in it will have the starter ports a little too tall to work with the 351C 2V port.  Alternatively you could just go with one of the standard #13001 adapters, and port the intake to match that.  The #13001 adapter's ports aren't as big as a factory 351C 4V port, they are kind of half way between.  Somewhere on the site is a picture of the port mismatch between a 2V intake like the Performer RPM and the #13001 intake adapter; if you can find that it would give you an idea of how much port matching would be required - Jay

[482supersnake]

If you don't mind me asking. How many intake adapters have you sold so far?

[jayb]

Sorry, but I keep my sales numbers confidential