This thread has been GREAT for me! I've all kinds of notes to take to the pull-it!
I've been looking for an OMC intake but they are far and few between (it seems to me, anyway).
Upnsmoke- the pictures tell me I"m going to have to cut my bed and make a box because it doesn't look as if the carb is low enough. Thanks for the pics.
DrewNukesEm- in case you are in the dark on my project, I'm putting a 2.3L in a 1971 VW truck. I have an EFI intake so it looks like I'll have to get that RacerWalsh adapter and buy a Holley 350. I found the carb on Ebay for $299. That doesn't hurt too bad.
If I had MORE money I would go with the Offenhauser dual-port and 32/36. My application is for street driving and pulling a 1,000 pound camper up and down Arkansas hills.
Time out!- I just went to Racer Walsh and found the Offenhauser 6222C. The carb I already have (Holley 5200) will fit. I think I just found the way I'm going!
Thanks to this thread!!
Itlives – I totally agree man. I am super happy that there are other people besides myself that are able to take good knowledge and search less for the answers they may be looking for. This thread seems like it has a lot of common questions, and hopefully many will be answered!
I found my OMC intake manifold on Ebay, as did bigpanda. If you check every so often, they will pop up. I have also seen Offenhauser 2.3 intake manifolds as well, but they are more expensive.
Your project sounds awesome; I’d really like to see it. I am a big fan of air cooled VW’s, but obviously I would like to see one with a Ford 2.3 as well. I used to have a ’63 bug that was dumped way too much, with a built 1776cc dual-port with dual Dellorto’s.
I’m eager to see your final setup as well! You should add whatever you decide to this thread when you are done.
I felt inspired after much reading and research today, so I decided to go rip into my Ranger and take all the stuff off the intake side of the engine. When I originally bought the Ranger, I was told it blew the head gasket and the old man that owned it at the time tried to tackle the project himself, but got sick in the process and was put in a home. I was also told he had replaced the head gasket, had the head rebuilt, and the timing belt replaced but just wasn’t able to put it all back together. After getting into it, I confirmed that it had been taken apart prior due to every bolt I loosened was not tight at all (made for easy disassembly though!). I also realized that I think I have been lied to and that the head was definitely not rebuilt, or look like it had even been off since the head gasket blew.
I’m not too worried about it though, my head was the “Ranger oval type” that most likely would have cause fuel pooling if used with the OMC D port intake. Now I am planning on getting a rebuilt head with the proper wide D shaped intake to accept the OMC intake. The wider D shaped heads were from passenger car and marine applications correct?
I also wanted to share some info I found that may be helpful to others as well. While looking for gaskets for the wide D shaped intake manifolds, I noticed that the most common (Felpro) gasket offered by auto parts stores do not match up with the intake ports perfectly, they are actually large oval shaped. Through searching I found that if you get the gasket through the Ford dealer it is the correct shape with the flat intake port bottoms – Ford part # E59Z-9439-A. Or an easier and possibly cheaper choice, you can get a gasket made for the OMC 2.3 marine engine manufactured by Sierra part # 18-0431 (replaces OMC part # 912471). It runs about $25-$30 online.
Also, if anyone is interested in the durable rubber valve cover gasket with metal inserts at all of the bolt holes, as opposed to the cork type, the Ford part # is F57Z-6584-A.
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