scalemodeler Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Thinking about doing a 29 ford street sod with a sbc and a Hilborn or similar top end. anyone know where I might find anything along those lines. I have the new Amt stacks would like to use them on something. I'm not opposed to parting out a kit for an entire engine or just some good stuff to start off with. Thanks Guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 (edited) Right out of your parts box. Surelly you didn't use all the extra parts in that AMT Double Dragster kit. Edited May 19, 2015 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 (edited) Seems I recall the old AMT '55 Chebby Nomad had an acceptable SBC / Hilborn manifold, too. The Revell Anglia / Thames kits have separate Hilborn-style manifolds with port spacing that would work for the SBC, but would require a separate valley cover and water neck. There are also several resin versions out there...these are from Speed City... Edited May 19, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Double Dragster and '55 Nomad were my first thoughts, too. But what's the diameter of the new AMT stacks? It seems to me that the stacks for BBCs, Hemis, and so forth are fatter than the ones for SBC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I was thinking the same thing on the size of the Parts Pack Stacks. Here's an instruction view of the AMT '55. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62rebel Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 the '69 chevelle, '65 wildcat, '57 fairlane from amt had injection options iirc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Remember different port spacing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) the '69 chevelle, '65 wildcat, '57 fairlane from amt had injection options iirc Remember different port spacing Port spacing AND head-spacing and angle between heads. Fords (except Y-blocks) have evenly spaced intake ports...plus different water / thermostat and distributor locations...and whether the engine normally uses a separate valley cover and water crossover (like Buick)... It makes a difference, if you want a non-dorky look to your engine, anyway. Edited May 20, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalemodeler Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Thanks Guys............It would be interesting to see if anyone as actually used them. I'll bet we all have packages of them hanging around just waiting for that certain model to come along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
426-Hemi Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I got some stacks but those I have are from Lindberg, off the Little Red Wagon kits. I have several of those kits! I do however like the idea of having these "twin-stacks" PER cylinder on a Hemi tho...... Preferably the 426 Hemi! BUT I'd take something like that on a 392..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 (edited) I got some stacks but those I have are from Lindberg, off the Little Red Wagon kits. I have several of those kits! I do however like the idea of having these "twin-stacks" PER cylinder on a Hemi tho...... Preferably the 426 Hemi! BUT I'd take something like that on a 392..... What you're seeing are not twin-stacks per cylinder. Unlike the Mopar Hemi engines, the smallblock-Chebby has its intake ports paired on the heads, rather than evenly spaced. Typical paired SBC intake port arrangement... Even intake port spacing on the old Hemi (331-354-392), similar to the 426 and the new Hemi... And a 354 "old" Hemi with Weber-look electronic injection in a car I'm building for a client...also evenly-spaced intake ports. [url=http://[/uR Parts by Parks makes a resin Hilborn-style manifold for the 426...(and I believe Speed City makes one for the "old" Hemi. Edited May 21, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbox55 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 The Crew Chief Blazer also has a Hillborn style intake. The way it's laid out it looks more appropriate for a big block Chevy rather than a small block. though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 The Crew Chief Blazer also has a Hillborn style intake. The way it's laid out it looks more appropriate for a big block Chevy rather than a small block. though. Well, that makes it even. IIRC, the "Crower" injection for the big block Chev in AMT's '69 Chevelle had the siamesed, SBC-type ports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) Well, that makes it even. IIRC, the "Crower" injection for the big block Chev in AMT's '69 Chevelle had the siamesed, SBC-type ports. Just to live up to my mechanical pedantry, the old big-block Chebby has paired intake ports too (not "siamesed" which would have no divider wall between the two ports) BBC head and ports... "Siamesed" center exhaust ports on a 331 Caddy for example, hence the single header pipe... Edited May 22, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I stand corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I stand corrected. I'm sorry Snake. My intent wasn't to "correct" you or to try to come off as a know-it-all big shot. My only intent was to try to provide correct information and clarify terminology for anyone who might like to have it. I sometimes rub people the wrong way in the process, and again, I apologize if you took my comment as anything other than a sincere desire to help get things right on the internet. What a concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalemodeler Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 Thanks guys I have some good ideas. So.., I guess the next logical question would be, how many of us have used AMT's stacks. I think a new thread is in order here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalemodeler Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 The Crew Chief aeh? I checked my original issue and didn't see any. Did I miss something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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