Spray oven cleaner inside the air intake manifold too. It will eat all the gunk out of it. Saw it on Uncle Tonys. Good idea you got there.

This is interesting. Looking forward to the testing!!!!

I always cut the round "stack" off the floor jet (EGR) and grind away about half of the hex part where I can still screw it back in. Opens the port up substantially without leaving that gaping threaded hole! Love your no-nonsense mods and informative videos!!

Yep very interested in your final results... And you already know the the 318 has always had fuel distribution challenges if you ever started one cold...factory solved that with port injection. Can't wait for more.

Looks great, I'll bet it does make a difference.

That Manifold is a BOAT ANCHOR. It weighs a TON. Get an aluminum dual plane intake manifold. Your Engine will LOVE it.

Cool! I can't wait to see the results!👍

Loved that video, I really like the way you think outside the box . Simple mods that anybody could do. Wish I was 18 again working on my buddy's Volare with the 318 with headers. It ran well and could of run even better. Thankyou for bringing back those memories.

Very...very cool mr 318, best engine ever made as you know just didn't get a fair shake at performance, i had a 67 notch back barracuda in high school and bought a 71 340 4speed demon, put a purple shaft in the demon and took the stock 340 cam and put it in the 318 2bbl cuda and you could not believe how woke that damn thing up, it blowed everyone's mind, crazy fast for an old 318, one of my favorite horse power story's I've always told but just wanted to tell you my story, love the channel Mopar brother 👍👍👍👍👍✅✅✅✅✅

Legend has it that hes still out there in the heat waiting to get into the a/c, thanks as always for vids

I had trouble with cylinder 8 on my engine always being a little lean. I tried putting new gaskets and various types of sealer used when I reinstalled but always had the same problem. I was forced to daily drive the car anyways and eventually the lean condition made the compression lower in that cylinder. When about the 3rd or 4th time I had the intake off I gave a much harder look and noticed the port on cylinder 8 had a spot that almost looked melted or pitted in a way. I took it to the machine shop and had it planned and checked for cracks. the guy told me that spot was a manufacture defect ad it looked as if it was a "factory repair" where they welded a defect in the corner of the port. He suggested I use the thicker composite gaskets and grey rtv. Said for what ever reason gray seemed to work best. Since then I have had no issues. Just something to be aware of.

I have a stash of 2 barrel manifolds I might need to try this out on on one of them. I also have an older version that was used in the late 60's? that is a single plane factory 2 barrel that I have always wanted to try out on something. These old 318s need all the airflow you can give 'em and the BBD carbs run so good its hard to justify a 4 barrel

*ALL CYLINDERS MATTER!* :-) - Ed on the Ridge

oldschool tip,when you take the carb off,take 2 of the carb nuts and use them to remove the carb studs.. simply put them both on one stud and lock against each other with 2 wrenches and remove stud..this saves the threads from getting bunged up by some guy with vise grips :) wink wink

Great video and channel had a 318 carter BBD in a caravelle diplomat it was pretty tough if not fast

Neat stuff.

Great video!

Nice mods!

Good stuff man 👍

i had a 318 in a lil Dart that ran like a scalded dog AND stayed together. I'd like to stroke a 360 into the 400cu range. like to see over 500ft, i don't care about hp. i like to feel the pull from takeoff. thank u for ur time sir and the tips u bring. never can know tomuch, again, ty for ur time

Damn you work fast. Almost like it was in fast forward!

Back in the '90s I built a 1979 Mercury Capri I use the 302 fuel injection motor converted it over to carburetion. The intake I used was a factory Ford 302 high rise single plane Aluminum Intake Manifold never seen another one like it. I was still in high school at the time had no money built the car with used parts. I drove it to the drag strip getting 25 miles to the gallon I ran a 13.98 at 98mph that was with a used clutch and used street tires.

A few things i have done with intakes. The EGR system only affects the engine at idle, above that it has little effect. What the system does is to introduce a neutral (non combustible ) gas so that the engine will function at a very lean F/A mix. Drawback: Those holes & the one fitting are obstructions to air flow. I remove the plug that is under the carb, tap the 2 holes for a pipe plugs and insert a pipe plug that uses an internal hex wrench to tighten. I can supply the sizes if you want. A big problem with those EGR ports is that they can often be clogged with carbon and if you don't plug them a sizable chunk of carbon could find it's way into a rebuilt engine. A manifold off of an engine that has been burning a lot of oil can have a lot of carbon buildup. If you have to clean those EGR passages: Plug both sides with something & pour paint stripper into the large hole under the carb & let it sit overnight. Another method that I have seen on U-tube but have not tried: Use a common hardware variety propane torch & heat one end of the passage until the carbon starts to burn then start blowing air through the passage with an air nozzle. The burning carbon turns into a blow torch as the compressed air is forced through the passage. I have watched the process but never tried it, seems to work. I have seen intake manifolds the had the entire heat crossover passage totally blocked with carbon. On those I start the cleaning process with long twist drills then proceed from there. On the cover plate at the bottom of the intake. There can be a bunch of krud buildup under that. The plate is held in place by 2 little drive screws, screws that have coarse threads and are driven in place by a hammer. They can be removed by grinding a small flat on both sides & removing them with a set of vice grips. They have right hand threads. Tap the holes with 1/4" X 20 tap, install short 1/4" screws or bolts, tack weld one side to keep them in place. That crud can find it's way into a new engine. If you should get a manifold that has been sand blasted it is imperative to remove that plate because there will be grit under the plate. On cleaning parts: Oven cleaner works well on large parts, even engine blocks. On heads & valve covers I use a different method. Get a good 5 gallon plastic bucket & put in a 4 gallon mix of 50% water/ purple industrial cleaner that can be purchased at Lowe's or Home Depot. You have to do half of the head or valve cover at a time but it works great. Drawback: The solution loses it's ability to dissolve grease & carbon at colder temps. You are doing the same kind of engine builds that I have been doing for years to keep my old vans & trucks running. Going to try & keep up with this 318 build. Interesting.

Love the videos. I have a 1979 Dodge St Regis 318 I would love to sell you. Really solid. Runs and moves. Just might need a new 904 lol would love to see more videos done on R bodies

I have used the huge threaded EGR nozzle and cut it flush then weld an allen bolt flush into it so it can be tightened. Then make a simple block off plate for the EGR valve.

So, yes there was a single plane two barrel used on the 360s with a larger 500cfm 2 barrel, and then the tbi intakes, you could try one of those. I have a video of porting out a tbi intake on my KZfaq channel, they have quite a bit of potential.

Yes you can Port it for 500 CFM 2 barrel Holly & Carter made some good carburetors two barrels. Step that that modification can be done with a gaskets.

Never done it. I have heard of people using a woodworking router & a end mill bit to cut the divider? Your effort looks pretty good

I’m interested to see the final results! A friend gave me his old 318 2 barrel intake that he was gonna throw away. I might have to try this mod

I also perform that dame mode on four barrel intakes The only other thing I see you can do is Plug off the egr and heat cross over ports and gasket match the ports

There were different models of the Carter bb2 over the the years. Are some better than others. Mine is 1970. Is a newer one easier to tune? I hope you get into tuning them.

Nice mods. Have you considered swapping with a non-egr intake?

Hmm? I don't remember seeing those 2 barrels having such crazy egg systems on them, I'll have to get a Chan to look at an intake from an 1987 and check back. You could also get a tbi I take, or better yet a 360 2 barrel Intake, and it eould.flow alot better.

...so was even the 340/360 2 bbl intake the exact same intake? Too bad you couldn't build a 1.5" spacer for additional down low torque. Still eager to see how it performs!

I would Match port with gaskets and heads, and weld a plug witouy the scew head and smooth the floor

Great build! Taking notes as I am planning to rebuild my van's 318. Are you going with the 318 stock heads? Would 360 heads work better or just mess all geometry up? Thanks man.

Waiting to see your results.

What you gonna do with that EGR stuff. Reinstall it or plug it off? Sorry if I didn't catch it. 👍

If I only had a bridgeport ???

I did a quick test on a 318 intake, no exaust will get thru if egr valve is closed or capped, and the holes in the floor on both sides of intake act as a balance tube between the two sides. Are you capping off the holes in the intake floor on both sides?

I want to see how this turns out.

Where did you buy the adapter for the mastercylinder on the d150. I'm in the same boat as you. I need the adapter to put the mastercylinder on the firewall

Interesting 🤔

You should look for the 273/318 factory single plane intake. They get even better power from what I heard.

I wonder how much they would charge to do an extrude hone on a two barrel manifold?

That will surely not hurt the intake and I believe that it will help it out a good bit . So now that u have that done u can start opening up the ports on it big and wide 😂🤣 boy now that would take forever and the race would be here before you got that thing opened up completely😂 through unless you did have it extrude ported. I wonder how much it costs to have one extrude ported?

I have a 5.2 that has two holes next to the manifold on the left side / passenger side, do you know what they are for?

Great idea, but why not put a 360 two barrel intake and carb on it and do that to the 360 intake

Wouldn't raising the compression just a little be better for a few mileage because it would increase power throughout the whole Power Band without the need for any more throttle notice those are open chamber heads so they can't be good for compression I don't know I don't have any experience with them just curious?

What did you do with egr holes ?

had a dual-plane on a 69 fury a b and e bodies got a single is the torker 318 any good??

I would like to see if it works!

How much power you gained ?

Brother, I care about you and your safety. PLEASE wear gloves when you use an angle grinder or any tool. After 3 surgeries, I finally have use of my index finger after an angle grinder disc exploded and almost cut my finger completely off. It happens in an instant. Just care about you!