Buddy Bar Intake?

[AlaskaJeff]

Mopar Buddy bar 340 Angled Small Block 4 Barrel Intake "Rare" | eBay

 

[Mr. Sinister]

Modified top STR-12 Buddy Bar made the castings for Edelbrock.

 

[replicaracer43]

Buddy bar was the foundry that cast them for edelbrock. And that top is not factory

 

[Syleng1]

What do s the reason to have that much plenum with a single 4 bbl or am I missing something?

 

[replicaracer43]

What do s the reason to have that much plenum with a single 4 bbl or am I missing something?

The intake was designed as a dual 4 barrel crossram, simular to the designs allready available for other manufacturers at that time. That top is homemade, and is worthless. The base is a str-12, which has value, but not anything like the ebay add is asking

 

[Syleng1]

Gotcha so basically no hidden HP in that combo? Lol!

 

[replicaracer43]

Gotcha so basically no hidden HP in that combo? Lol!

I have the correct 2x4 crossram top on one, it runs extremely well on a 410" small block

 

[Mr. Sinister]

Gotcha so basically no hidden HP in that combo? Lol!

Too much plenum for a single carb I think.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Buddy bar was the foundry that cast them for edelbrock. And that top is not factory

No "was" involved. They are still in bidness.

 

[RustyRatRod]

The intake was designed as a dual 4 barrel crossram, simular to the designs allready available for other manufacturers at that time. That top is homemade, and is worthless. The base is a str-12, which has value, but not anything like the ebay add is asking

That's exactly what it is. A cross ram.

 

[Mr. Sinister]

No "was" involved. They are still in bidness.

Rusty the “was” is because it’s been more than 20 years since those intakes were produced. as Rusty says “drive through”

 

[Bakerlite]

What a monstrosity.

 

[junkyardhero]

I have the correct 2x4 crossram top on one, it runs extremely well on a 410" small block

question, did they ever make these in a W2 configuration?

 

[Commando66]

At that price, I can’t imagine what mine is worth.

 

[replicaracer43]

question, did they ever make these in a W2 configuration?

Not that I am aware of, but that would have been AWESOME

 

[junkyardhero]

Not that I am aware of, but that would have been AWESOME

i hear you cluckin' big chicken. some over square 355" screamer with that and W2's ticks all the right boxes. 6K up would be a wonderful symphony

 

[RustyRatRod]

I bet a cool new dollar bill that Buddy Bar has every single blueprint to every intake They've ever cast.

 

[str12-340]

I can't figure out 2 things: The top for the manifold appears to be like 2 inches thick - had to be thick to accept the recesses ground into it for linkage, and #2 the sheet metal "air cleaner" box. Do you think this was an attempt at a blow through system hooked to a turbocharger???? My STR-12 came with a blower top on it and a cracked original top (repaired twice). The seller told me the manifold was on a 318 in an early 30s Plymouth hot rod with a blower on top - YOWZER!!!