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Dwight Southerland · 04-20-2009, 06:49 AM

There are LOTS of pre-1967 specs without manifold #s. Back when this data was gathered, everything was typed by hand and duplicated by hand, so anything that was not necessary was not published. Also, "back then", there were not many choices of production manifolds since most of these engines were only a few years into production and everybody "knew" that an aluminum aftermarket manifold was bogus. The very popular combinations have forced tech to get and publish data. It is only an issue in situations like this where shenanigans go on. Welcome to an era of relaxed values, leadership that has shelved integrity, and a kinder, gentler definition of truth. Oh, and we want people to be fast with no pain.

You know that those factory cast iron intake manifolds are soo-o-o-o- hard to find; much harder than an era correct LD4B.

04-20-2009, 06:49 AM	#5
Dwight Southerland VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arkansas - In the middle of everything. Posts: 2,001 Likes: 64 Liked 780 Times in 194 Posts	Re: Whither 1966 D Darts for Stock There are LOTS of pre-1967 specs without manifold #s. Back when this data was gathered, everything was typed by hand and duplicated by hand, so anything that was not necessary was not published. Also, "back then", there were not many choices of production manifolds since most of these engines were only a few years into production and everybody "knew" that an aluminum aftermarket manifold was bogus. The very popular combinations have forced tech to get and publish data. It is only an issue in situations like this where shenanigans go on. Welcome to an era of relaxed values, leadership that has shelved integrity, and a kinder, gentler definition of truth. Oh, and we want people to be fast with no pain. You know that those factory cast iron intake manifolds are soo-o-o-o- hard to find; much harder than an era correct LD4B.