Reply to "351c EFI Manifold"

I thank everyone for their input here.

I understand that a lot of these things are about taste. The Mass-flow is just not my taste. To me that type of set up is pure street rod or more correctly a rat rod, which in my eyes a Pantera is not.

I think that the reason people were attracted the the Australian manifold was because of the appearance of sophistication on a sophisticated looking vehicle.

How the manufacturer can justify $2500 just for the manifold is beyond me. I'd build a sheet metal manifold before I would go there.

The chances are that Edelbrock is never going to go to the expense of tooling for a Cleveland for their new series. A 351w probably yes.

However in my own particular case I'm not pushed into a corner on this. I'm already set up to go with a Weber 48ida manifold and planning on converting the carbs to throttle bodies.

Personally I like the comp/retro look of the Gp.3 and 4 cars. This all fits right into those plans.

It is disappointing that the Australian unit is so expensive but the fact that he has one in stock is probably significant. It's probably the only one ever made. He certainly has no grasp on the fact that there might be a market and that there might be other products available, at least eventually. That's not my concern though nor am I his.


Oh well. Thanks for everyones input.