64 L76

[rowingone]

Did the 64 L76 have a silver intake manifold or chevy orange? I only have color pics of the 63 engine and it shows it both ways!!

 

[1KULC7]

Same manifold...silver its an aluminum vice cast iron...have one for sale, EXCELLENT condition. They are hard to find.

 

[ctjackster]

Did the 64 L76 have a silver intake manifold or chevy orange? I only have color pics of the 63 engine and it shows it both ways!!

Silver as in aluminum (although once in a while these show up painted Chevy orange), you are looking for a 3844461 aluminum intake manifold, they were installed on 64 and 65 SHP engines (350 and 365 hp). they show up on ebay from time to time, often painted silver to make em look purdy. Make sure the one you end up buying has good threads all around, no cracks or obvious welds, still has the shield rivetted to the bottom, and doesn't have any pipe plugs stuck in the vacuum hole (for AC cars, for ex) or the SHP water pump by-pass hole (two common areas of such things). EBVette is a solid member of this and other forums, I am sure he will provide an honest assessment of the one he has. I happen to have one with an npt pipe plug rusted-welded to the water pump bypass hole, head of bolt twisted off. Bought it from a stranger on line a while back, makes a nice door stop. I'll drill that out one of these days.