8ba Edmunds intake

F

firerod

Senior Member
Hello, I bought a 8ba with a Edmunds regular 2x2 intake manifold. I can't find any info. on this manifold. Anyone know how they perform compared to the more popular intakes (Navarro, Offy, Edelbrock, etc...)? Thanks.
 
They have some issues, but so do some of the others. Probably the worst issue is port alignment. Check with an intake gasket. Also most of the old low riser intakes need a 2" spacer under the carb. Check out JWL's book.
 
firerod said:
Hello, I bought a 8ba with a Edmunds regular 2x2 intake manifold. I can't find any info. on this manifold. Anyone know how they perform compared to the more popular intakes (Navarro, Offy, Edelbrock, etc...)? Thanks.
Click to expand...

If you can get by with the very odd carb location and spacing, it will perform OK for normal driving, as I ran one for awhile on my stock '51. I finally found an Edelbrock regular dual and sold the Edmunds. No real performance difference that I could feel, just a much better looking intake, IMO. :)
 
Yeah, your right about that; across the whole line, Edmunds made the ugliest intake manifolds, hand's down. Their heads (at least for 8BA's) are on my list of favorites.
 
Last edited:
The one exception of the Edmunds manifolds is the Edmunds Racing 2x2 Intake the carbs are spacer directly over the intake runners. This does present a problem with the generator. you would need an offset mount, as the front carb being directly over the ports does not leave any room. I have one of these manifolds. I have had it over 20 years, I was always going to put it on my 51 merc, which is all stock, survivor car with only 88K actual miles on it. I have not been able to bring myself to put it on, because the car runs so darn well the way it is. if it ain't broke don't fix it. I have posted a picture of this manifold before, but I have lost all my photos when my other lap top took a crap last spring. I know " tubman" was in on the discussion of this manifold, maybe he still has a picture of it. I would not say that it is rare, but I have only ever seen 2 others for sale in 20 years, and have never seen another in person. I wish some one had done some flow work on one of these as I always wondered how much better it was.---Jim
 
Bored&Stroked said:
I don't know, the Fenton manifolds (and the various private label derivatives) always bring a bad taste to my mouth! LOL
Click to expand...

Dale,

I'm gonna take some pictures of a Fenton 4-BBL and an Edmunds version, and I'll let you make your own decision. BTW, I have heard that the Fenton is the best of all the early 4-BBL manifolds.

I am going to do a "mini-comparison" on these this summer. I have Fenton, Edmunds, and Sharp manifolds and a rebuilt WCFB and a fresh 4GC. They have "Run what ya' brung" Wednesday nights at BIR (Brainerd Internationl Raceway) which is 25 miles from me, so I'm gonna see if I can find some guys that want to come down and do some quick swaps on the '51 Merc in my '51 Ford. It should be fun, if nothing else. If I'm lucky, I won't break the time that requires a roll bar.
 
Last edited:
This is mine.......I don’t know much about it.....got it cheap with two carbs at a local Diner cruise-in.....I have different air cleaners on it now, but I still don’t have it in the car......Mark
 

Attachments

  • A3F60536-856A-4455-BB92-89F104F21871.jpg
    A3F60536-856A-4455-BB92-89F104F21871.jpg
    93.4 KB · Views: 72
tubman said:
I am going to do a "mini-comparison" on these this summer. I have Fenton, Edmunds, and Sharp manifolds and a rebuilt WCFB and a fresh 4GC. They have "Run what ya' brung" Wednesday nights at BIR (Brainerd Internationl Raceway) which is 25 miles from me, so I'm gonna see if
Click to expand...

I believe I've heard in the past that the 4Barrel manifold from Speedway runs really well - and it is designed for the modern Holley baseplate. You should try to get one of those for your testing - and maybe a 390 or 600 cfm Holley.

https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Speedway-1932-1953-Flathead-Intake-Manifold-Single-Plane,6754.html

2-5-2018 9-19-05 PM.jpg
 
flatford8 said:
This is mine.......I don’t know much about it.....got it cheap with two carbs at a local Diner cruise-in.....I have different air cleaners on it now, but I still don’t have it in the car......Mark
Click to expand...

I believe that is one of the gazillions of variants of an Edmunds manifold. Anybody know?

D
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top