Ford 330HD Intake Manifold

[myersracingengines]

Looking for an intake manifold for a Ford 330HD. Ive tried searching everything I could, called several people trying to track one down and I keep coming up empty. Anyone that has one for sell please let me know. I have a customer that has three trucks with this engine, and one of the intakes has a hole from the exhaust crossover. Thanks in advance!

Dustin

[thatdarncat]

You might want to let us know where you’re at, shipping could be prohibitive.

I have two FT engines I could pull intakes from. It’s been a while since I looked at them, I think one is a 4 bbl, the other I can’t remember if it’s a 2 bbl or 4 bbl. which are you looking for? If interested I can check them out & get pictures next week. I’m in Minnesota.

[BigBlueIron]

Have you considered blocking the crossover all together? Then it wouldn't matter if there is a hole in the crossover. Shouldn't be an issue unless he uses it in very cold weather.

[myersracingengines]

thatdarncat we are located in Kansas, so shipping should not be an issue. I will have to double check with the owner on that, he is not answering his phone now. I believe it is a four barrel though. Any idea what you would want for it?

Bigblue I screwed up. I apparently didn't communicate with a few hired hands well enough. I told them to plate it and weld it up and it got thrown in the scrap instead. But nobody knows who did it

[thatdarncat]

I’ll be at my storage building Thursday where the one engine is I’m pretty sure has a 4V intake, I’ll get some pictures & casting number. It will be cheap plus shipping.

[TomP]

I've got a 4V one too but shipping from western Canada may be a deal breaker.

[thatdarncat]

Sorry, took a bit to get this off, had a couple rusty bolts. Unfortunately after pulling the distributor and thermostat housing I noticed someone previously did a backyard welding repair around the distributor hole. I have no idea how someone managed to break it there, but looks like they welded the broken pieces back together. I picked this 391 FT up as a core, so I don’t know it’s history. It definitely has been apart and rebuilt in the past since it’s a combination of various year parts, but the distributor did rotate freely and pull out without any issue. Otherwise, it’s rusty, but all the bolt holes and gasket surfaces look ok. The water pump bypass tube is very rusty, will probably need to be replaced. I certainly understand if you want to pass on this one. If you’re still interested you can have the intake just for the cost of shipping. I looked in the Ford Truck Parts Book earlier, and best I can tell all the 330HD/361/391 FT’s take the same intake, just a choice of 2V or 4V, although there may have been running changes over the years. This is a FT manifold with the exhaust crossover in the middle to match the FT heads, casting number D1TE-9425-AA with a “1H31” 1971 August 31st date code. I did check my other FT engine core last weekend, that one is a 2V intake. Here’s the pictures, if there’s anything else you need a picture or measurement of let me know.

[thatdarncat]

I’ll add, if you didn’t need the exhaust heat to the intake, and if you thoroughly blocked off the exhaust crossover in the heads so there was no possibility of the exhaust blowing through, you could possibly substitute a regular cast iron FE intake manifold instead of the FT one. If the exhaust blew into the crankcase that of course would not be good. Might be cheap option.

[myersracingengines]

I sent you a message last week, please call when you get a second. It is a 2 barrel intake.

Thanks!

[thatdarncat]

I sent you a message last week, please call when you get a second. It is a 2 barrel intake.

Thanks!

It doesn’t look like your message went through, I just sent a message to you, let’s see if that works.

[thatdarncat]

Ok, I got the other 2V FT intake off last Sunday, cleaned it off with degreaser multiple times this week. I thought it was looking pretty good, except that the ports are pretty rusty. It was obviously wet when sitting at the salvage yard before I got it. But all the gasket surfaces looked decent, bolt holes good...until I was giving it a final cleaning today and noticed this intake has a spot on the rear of the manifold where it looks like it had a penny sized hole welded. It does look like a really nice weld, unlike the other intake. I have the welded spot circled in a picture below. What is it with my luck and FT intakes? Anyway, here are the pictures. C7TE-9425-K casting, I think it may be a “1H6” 1971 date, just going by the 1971 date on the carb. To use it the ports should get cleaned well. If you want it you can have this one for the cost of shipping too, but I understand if you decide to pass.

[WConley]

I dunno Kevin.  Those spots you point out as "welds" look to me like artifacts from the original molds.  It looks all virgin to me!

[TomP]

Actually you wouldn't need to block the exhaust crossover on the head to use a regular FE intake. Just need to plug that center hole on the exhaust manifold or use headers or normal FE exhaust manifolds. The FT heads have no crossover in the valve bowl it simply passes through the head to go from exhaust manifold to intake.