What is wrong with this photo?

[racetiger]

I wile ago I bought a 383 intake for an old engine I had sitting around. My intention was to just put it together so everything was there for if I ever needed to use it.

When I got the intake and sat it on the engine it all looked good and lined up but it did not close off the port holes on the heads on the middle 2 cylinders? I though "ok stupid me, I got the wrong intake" and just threw it all in the back of the garage.

Until the other day when I saw this photo on graveyard cars?

what am I missing here guys? am I just stupid?

 

[WileE]

I think you're referring to the exhaust heat crossover.... yeah, I just took a close look at your pic... that's not any cylinder ports there in the middle

 

[emore]

Those openings are part of the 'heat-riser' . They are not ports going to the cylinders.

 

[440+6]

Those crazy holes are supposed to be there, heat crossovers.

 

[Car Nut]

If you are not using a divorced choke, you will not need those for your new manifold.

 

[skrcsmith4]

don't know if you can see it but same as picture posted. Holley street dominator. 383

 

[lewtot184]

those are supposed to be there with iron heads and heat crossover. it's an isolation opening to keep the oil in the heads from cooking on the exhaust heat crossover.

 

[racetiger]

Thanks guys, I thought it might have been a exhaust crossover system, but thought it looked weird.

So they just stay like that? Open? I thought it maybe came factory with a intake similar to this?

 

[bigmanjbmopar]

Here is my ALL STOCK HP 383 now done and sitting on a stand. These are the best pics i have right now.

 

[MarPar]

Thanks guys, I thought it might have been a exhaust crossover system, but thought it looked weird.

So they just stay like that? Open? I thought it maybe came factory with a intake similar to this?

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that looks to be a small block intake. big blocks are dry intakes. the neck is on top of the water pump, not the manifold...

 

[racetiger]

that looks to be a small block intake. big blocks are dry intakes. the neck is on top of the water pump, not the manifold...

Yes thanks, I was just using this one as example (quick find off the web)

 

[MarPar]

Yes thanks, I was just using this one as example (quick find off the web)

cool man no prob! just wanted to mention the difference :headbang:

here's what it looks like sans intake

 

[Cornpatch MO]

Those holes don't go anywhere, they do have a boottom. The only thing that they are good for is to swallow up any little part that falls into them and be a dirt & oil trap. I hate the looks of them I stuffed mine full of a copper pan scrubber--lets the heat out and blocks small parts from falling in......................................MO

 

[kiwigtx]

The one on the drivers side is there to catch the split pin when you have shaky hands and are assembling the throttle shaft. :rolling:

 

[racetiger]

Thanks guys, sorry to ask such a dumb question.

I have only worked on 2 mopar motors before, both had aftermarket heads or intake so I have never seen these holes before