I came across this on the TurboFord forum and though it was worth posting here. Guy that took the pic found this in a junkyard in California.

 

Wow...I would imagine that would let the engine "breath" a lot better. Ive seen that design before...but not in a v6 F-Body.

 

Interesting. Do you have a link to the thread? I'm interested where the previous car's owner got that from.

 

I could link to it but it's a closed forum and there isn't any more information there, than there is here. All the guy said is that he saw it in the junkyard and took the pic. Somehow I doubt 6 carbs would suddenly make a 3.1 run much better. Maybe someone just wanted something different... Anyway I figured someone here might find it interesting or funny.

 

Actually that set up is alot better than the stock manifolds. They are pretty resrictive stock UIM). It would give the car a little more power I would imagine.

 

Probably not since it obviously never drove with that intake. Assuming it had been done correctly most people could never get the individual carbs tuned correctly for the engine to reach optimum performance.

 

Oh I didnt see that they were carbs Ive seen individual TBs...If you could get that design to work with TBs though it would help out the engine though...along with a lot of other add-ons.

:EDIT: This was the concept I was thinking about...

 

im thinking of this now TB's would be well easy to set, stock injection/computer will have it runnin smooth with some beefed up bronco injectors. nice. carb builds outa window now ive got gen II heads so need somin this interesting to keep the build different

 

It really looks to me, like someone took a stock lower intake, (note the temp sender next to the coolant hoses to the missing throttle body), and welded the uprights in place to the carbs. Judging from the wide open EGR, and the support bracket for the intake ducting, the coolant hoses, and the throttle cables, I'd had to assume that someone lost interest or otherwise gave up before it was finished and had it hauled off for parts. Maybe some poor guys exwife got it in the divorce and push/pull/dragged it. It kinda looks like it's sporting silver minivan style valve covers too. So far no one on either forum it's posted on really has a clue as to it's origin. I'm sticking with homebrew.

 

They look just like the carbs on one of my Honda bikes. If memory serves they look very close to my '73 CB500, which should actually have '81 CB650 carbs since the bike other than the frame is '81 CB650.

 

Someone on the other forum theorized they're from a Kawasaki 750...

 

a variation of the 6 pack

 

Look to be mikuni carbeurators.. Good luck starting that car..

 

That's cute.