Reply to "Got a Blue Thunder Intake Laying Around?"

Adams you might try Art Stephens. Yes he's a member here. Art Cook??

With any aftermarket intake manifold, you never can predict when a little die grinder work might be needed to insure the linkage and butterflies don't hit or hang up on anything. That's a common necessity, not a deal breaker. Obviously I can't predict which carby or reverse linkage you'll be using.

A little FYI, the Blue Thunder manifold is a copy of a design originally sold by Holman Moody. I believe the actual design can be traced to Ford. After Holman Moody, Shelby America put their emblem on it and sold the manifold under their name. The manifold fell out of production for a short time and then A.T. Francis (Mr. Blue Thunder) began reproducing it around 1980, and its been in production ever since.

I can remember the excitement back around 1980 when this manifold hit the market. Fans of the Clevo were quite happy to have this manifold back in production. Ron Miller was showing off the copy he had in stock at the annual car show he held at his shop, and was offering discounts on pre-orders.

The Blue Thunder and the Holley Strip Dominator are hands down the two favorite street intakes amongst Clevo enthusiasts, and have been since the '70s.

How many 350 cubic inch motors could make 500 bhp at 7000 rpm naturally aspirated in 1972? One, the Clevo! The little motor that competed successfully against the 7 liter hemis on the NASCAR super speedways (Bud Moore Racing Team, 1973).

Sorry for getting nostalgic....

cowboy from hell