Intake manifold question: Offenhauser 5489 or DB4 for 65 273?

[iahawk03]

I'm looking for the options to upgrade the intake on my 65 273 4bbl. Both of these seem to be popular options, but both are hard to find. I expect to keep the stock heads, so I would need an intake that works with this size.

Thanks

 

[66fs]

I ran an Offy High Rise 5699 on a 64 Barracuda with a warm 273. Offy made a few other manifolds for the 64-65 273 heads. the 5489 low rise, 5748 high rise TQ, 5609 low rise TQ, and a couple dual port manifolds. I have not run any but the 5699, but it ran very good with my combination. The D4B was Chryslers' upgrade back in the day. From the offy, I went to a stock 71 TQ and manifold and 360 heads. Good Luck.

Catalog - Offenhauser

 

[iahawk03]

I ran an Offy High Rise 5699 on a 64 Barracuda with a warm 273. Offy made a few other manifolds for the 64-65 273 heads. the 5489 low rise, 5748 high rise TQ, 5609 low rise TQ, and a couple dual port manifolds. I have not run any but the 5699, but it ran very good with my combination. The D4B was Chryslers' upgrade back in the day. From the offy, I went to a stock 71 TQ and manifold and 360 heads. Good Luck.

Catalog - Offenhauser

Awesome - thanks for the great reply. I don't suppose you have any pictures of the 273 with the high rise? That had to be cool.

 

[66fs]

I'll have to look, that was back in the 70's, so it would be a real picture. It worked quite well with a Holley 600 or the original AFB, about the same power to weight as a stock 383 Road Runner.