Slant Six Forum :: Cost for super six manifolds

I went up to wildcat today to see if they had any super six manifolds. The guy had a complete set up, intake, exhaust and Rochester carb with throttle bracket, he said $250 for the whole thing I think without the carb

the intake was painted orange and exhaust black.

It looked really nice

it had to of been refurbished

How could I build my own?

my dad said I probably shouldn't drill into it cause it could ruin the integrity of the manifold.

Would it be best to get another single barrel manifold from pick n pull and experiment on that?

the large bore bbd I have

pick/pay yard
I unbolted in 90F weather a 2 barrel intake carb off a 1976 Volare yesterday. all bolts/intake w/carb and air cleaner supersix $80

no exhaust manifold, as the bolts 2the exhaust pipe were rusted round and I did not bring a hack saw.
hope 2use soon.

Author:	Ross [ Tue Jul 05, 2011 4:25 pm ]
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I went up to wildcat today to see if they had any super six manifolds. The guy had a complete set up, intake, exhaust and Rochester carb with throttle bracket, he said $250 for the whole thing I think without the carb, the carb was rebuilt and the intake was painted orange and exhaust black. It looked really nice so it had to of been refurbished recently. Would this be a good deal? Or could I find a better one? I don't need a kickdown linkage since mine is a manual tranny. Thanks Cody

Author:	Joshie225 [ Tue Jul 05, 2011 4:31 pm ]
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If your exhaust manifold is good and you can get it apart from the intake manifold without breaking anything all you really need is the manifold, a carb and throttle cable bracket. You can do much better than $250 for just a manifold.

Author:	Reed [ Tue Jul 05, 2011 4:33 pm ]
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If you have access to basic hand tools and are a bit creative, you can take a stock one barrel intake manifold and build your own two or four barrel intake. $250 is too steep for me. I say build your own.

Author:	Ross [ Tue Jul 05, 2011 4:38 pm ]
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How could I build my own? Mine is cast iron and my dad said I probably shouldn't drill into it cause it could ruin the integrity of the manifold. Would it be best to get another single barrel manifold from pick n pull and experiment on that? They're like $40. I guess an upside to that would be that I wouldn't have to make an adapter for the large bore bbd I have. Just tell me what I need to make my own and I will. If I can get away with that I'd be stoaked! Cody

Author:	Joshie225 [ Tue Jul 05, 2011 5:26 pm ]
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http://portland.craigslist.org/grg/pts/2475756684.html

Slant Six Forum https://slantsix.org/forum/

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Author:	SlantSixDan [ Tue Jul 05, 2011 5:42 pm ]
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Quote: I went up to wildcat today to see if they had any super six manifolds. The guy had a complete set up, intake, exhaust and Rochester carb with throttle bracket, he said $250 for the whole thing I think without the carb Sounds like Wildcat (over)pricing to me. I have not bought anything there since 1991. Rochester carburetor is nonstock, not a factory item for any slant-6. Quote: the intake was painted orange and exhaust black. Not correct for any slant-6. Quote: It looked really nice Did it look $250 nice? I don't think it did! Quote: it had to of been refurbished "had to of been"? Umâ€¦No. We welcome speakers of all languages on the board here, but you'll have the best results if you will speak English. Please schedule a little less time under the hood and more time over a book; the long-term benefit will be far greater than that of anything you can do with a slant-6 engine. Quote: How could I build my own? Make your own parallel 2bbl setup Quote: my dad said I probably shouldn't drill into it cause it could ruin the integrity of the manifold. Your dad's not correct. Quote: Would it be best to get another single barrel manifold from pick n pull and experiment on that? Yep. Quote: the large bore bbd I have Poor carburetor choice.

Author:	Ross [ Tue Jul 05, 2011 5:55 pm ]
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Thanks for the link Dan. Sorry if my grammar and spelling aren't always correct. I get typing fast sometimes and don't pay attention. Thanks for clearing everything up. The reason I'm using the large bore is because I got it for free, and it was already professionally rebuilt. If it doesn't work out I'll get a small bore. And I knew the Rochester wasn't stock, the guy even told me it wasn't. It did look fairly decent but for all I know they could have just thrown some paint on it and called it good. Cody

Author:	DusterIdiot [ Tue Jul 05, 2011 6:38 pm ]
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If you wait and come down in a few weeks for the BBQ, I'll give you a 1 barrel intake manifold you can experiment on.... -D.Idiot

Author:	Rick Covalt [ Tue Jul 05, 2011 7:08 pm ]
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Aluminum is a lot easier to work with and all 3 of the 85 dodge trucks sitting in my driveway had aluminum manifolds on them. I took one of them and made a 2 barrel setup for my truck. Total cost for the 1/2" thick mounting plate and having it welded to the manifold was less than $25. My carb pulls front to rear like a V-8. It takes a little time but is much cheaper than what people want for a manifold these days. Rick

Author:	Ross [ Tue Jul 05, 2011 9:08 pm ]
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Well I think mine is actually aluminum when I looked at it earlier and was taking measurements. Idk what a cast iron intake looks like. But I think the one at pick n pull I've been pulling parts off of is aluminum as well. Cody

Author:	Reed [ Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:14 pm ]
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Mid to late 80s Dodge trucks and vans with the slant six got a superior design one piece aluminum intake. It was not the older electron-beam welded two piece intake found on 70s cars, but a true one piece, sand cast aluminum manifold.

Author:	SlantSixDan [ Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:42 pm ]
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Magnet sticks to an iron intake, doesnt' stick to an aluminum one.

Author:	USAJon [ Wed Jul 06, 2011 6:39 am ]
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pick/pay yard I unbolted in 90F weather a 2 barrel intake carb off a 1976 Volare yesterday. all bolts/intake w/carb and air cleaner supersix $80 no exhaust manifold, as the bolts 2the exhaust pipe were rusted round and I did not bring a hack saw. hope 2use soon.

Author:	ESP47 [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:37 am ]
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Quote: pick/pay yard I unbolted in 90F weather a 2 barrel intake carb off a 1976 Volare yesterday. all bolts/intake w/carb and air cleaner supersix $80 no exhaust manifold, as the bolts 2the exhaust pipe were rusted round and I did not bring a hack saw. hope 2use soon. Hope you got the kickdown linkage too.

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Author:	Reed [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:55 am ]
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The last time I bought a Super Six setup at a junkyard, I got the entire system from air cleaner to kickdown (except for the 2 1/4 inch exhaust line) for $35. After a rebuild the carb worked great, too. Of course, this was over ten years ago.