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Originally posted by Opus1:
While it may sound simple, parts are ordered for production runs long before production runs begin. You just can't suddenly decide to "make more". Plus there is the exclusivity factor - flooding the market can be counterproductive.

Exactly!!

There were only 1412 A12 liftoff hood Roadrunners and 1907 A12 Superbees made in 1969. The demand was there but the supply was not. The reason......Edlebrock could not supply the aluminum 3 x 2 hi-rise manifolds beyond those numbers. Mopar switched to a cast iron manifold in 1970 and kept the production in house.

Frostbit,

iirc, in 70 and 71 production the stick shift cars and drag paks got the aluminum, but the torqueflites got the iron...?

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Originally posted by Idaho Sharpshooter:
Frostbit,

iirc, in 70 and 71 production the stick shift cars and drag paks got the aluminum, but the torqueflites got the iron...?

Don't believe so Rich. They were all cast iron and quite a bit heavier. The aluminum manifolds could be bought after market direct from edlebrock and from 'direct connection' and some folks did that to save weight.

I bought mine (engine) out of a 71 R/T Charger that a guy had slid about a hundred yards on the roof. Looked like a convertible.

I ran with the Scat Pack guys from Rixman Dodge in StL, and got a deal on an Edelbrock STR manifold for mine. It cut my times by nearly half a second.

Rich,

I'm sure this is old news by now but my new Autoweek shows the new Ford GT and... they are going to LeMans in 2016.

Also there was an article on Henry Ford III. He's 33 years old and, I guess, responsible for the new racing program.

The car looks kinda yummy.

Frostbit, you may know better, but the 6-pak intake off the 71 R/T was aluminum. I put a magnet on it before we pulled it.

Talk to Galen if you want to know the story.