[TopSportsman916]

Ok guys, here is a little piece of Ford racing history that I own. Show me what you know!!! LOL!!

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[Doug Rahn]

Autolite Inline four barrel.

Autolite Inline four barrel. Where did you find that at?

 

[QtrWarrior]

One of a handful even made, originally for Boss302 Trans Am racing.
I believe there were 2 different sizes.. Mounted on an intake called "the Cross Boss" for Boss 302's...

Mike

 

[TopSportsman916]

Autolite inline

A guy that did some chassis work for me in Roanoke Rapids back in the late 80's. He was a Chevy guy & asked if I wanted to buy it. I'm not going to tell you what I payed for it . I don't think he knew the value of it. Hell it hasn't ever been on an engine for all I can tell. IT is the 1400cfm version if I am correct. They had a dual 895 cfm set up also. I think they are more common. This was the all out race carb.Now I just need to find the matching Boss 302 intake for it. You know if you made a top to fit it on a sheet metal intake,it would look damn awesome on a BBF. Don't know how much trouble it would be to sort out. Don't think you can go to the local parts store & get a rebuild kit.

 

[Doug Rahn]

One of a handful even made, originally for Boss302 Trans Am racing.
I believe there were 2 different sizes.. Mounted on an intake called "the Cross Boss" for Boss 302's...

Mike

Dead on Mike. I was trying to remember which engine I saw them on. I think there and atrticle about it in one of the early Hot Rod Mags.

 

[QtrWarrior]

If I'm not mistaken ( It's been awhile) the carb kit that fits the regular Autolite 4bbl, fits those inline carbs too..(with the exception of the gasket between the top and bottom)

Buddy of mine in Ca , has one NEW, in box, AND the Cross Boss..never bolted on an engine..

Mike

 

[TopSportsman916]

Carb & intake

Man that is worth some money!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[fordnuts]

You should post those pics on the www.boss302.com website...I know a couple of those guys would love to get their hands on them....


Steve

 

[rdze57]

Is this it for sale on ebay?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NOS-...604849734QQcategoryZ34198QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Fordtek1]

Damn Chris, that would look good on a sheetmetal intake on my 460..... :lol:

 

[chilly]

Very cool find!!

I see a few of them at Carlisle every year, sometimes with intakes...never cheap!!!

Definitely get some attention when you see them...put one on a 302 Tunnel Port and you may have one of the ultimate exotic Ford engines!

 

[588 Bantam]

Found this on the net Chris...

Autolite Inline 4 Barrels

The Autolite inline 4 barrel carbs were developed as a way of dealing with
the single 4 barrel rule imposed by the SCCA in Trans Am racing. The thought
was since any 4 barrel carb was allowed, why not make a unit with the barrels
all in a single row for better distribution. Inline carbs came in 2 versions.
Part number DOZX 9510-A, aimed at Trans Am and NASCAR racing, used 1 11/16"
throttle bores and was rated at 850 CFM. Part number DOZX 9510-B, aimed at
drag and unlimited class racing, used 2 1/4" throttle bores and was rated at 1400 CFM.

Ford developed a companion 2 piece Cross Boss intake for use with inline
carbs on Boss 302 engines and, with spacer plates, on 351C's. The basic
Cross Boss arrangement consisted of a lower plenum, part number DOZX 9425-A,
with a bolt-on top cover, part number DOZX 9C483-A. The removable top made
porting easier. In classes that were not limited to a single four barrel,
an 8V cover was available that, in Ford's words, "provides one barrel per
bore, located directly above the intake passages". It is unclear from the
photos I've seen if this arrangement used independent runners or a plenum.
In any event, inline fours could be adapted to Weber or fuel injection
independent runner manifolds. In fact, Ford recommended using two of the
1400 CFM inline carbs on a Doug Nash fuel injection manifold for all out
351C drag racing efforts.

The carbs themselves used a lot of off-the-shelf Autolite 2 barrel carb
hardware. There were also calibration kits (part number D1ZX-9S549-AA)
and gasket kits (part number D1ZX-9502-AA). These were strictly race
carbs and were never equipped on any production vehicle. Early versions
didn't even have idle circuits, requiring a delicate throttle adjustment
just to get them to run @ 1500 rpm. Later versions were equipped with
idle circuits that apparently worked quite well. In a 1973 test conducted
by Ak Miller, a 351 Cleveland equipped with dual inline fours was tested
against an open plenum tunnel ram equipped with a pair of conventional
Holley 710 4 barrels. Low speed operation with the tunnel ram was termed
"very poor" and the engine didn't start to work until 5000 rpm. The same
engine equipped with an independent runner intake and a pair of the 1400
CFM Autolite inline fours faired much better. Peak horsepower matched the
tunnel ram but, with the inline carbs and independent runner intake, the
engine idled well at 600 rpm and pulled evenly across the rev range. Low
speed operation was termed "fantastic". Ford had great plans for the
inline carbs but like many of Ford's better ideas, the inline four died a
premature death when Ford pulled out of racing in the '70's.

http://www.mustangsandmore.com/ubb/DanJones351CIntakes.html

 

[Bushmaster]

Check these out......these belonged to the guy who put my motor together. I think someone told me he just eBayed some of this stuff. First pic is a dual inline four-barrel on the left and the second one's a CrossBoss next to the TR with the Dominator. I just about crapped when I saw this stuff.....I'm not sure I'd ever seen any of these pieces in person before, but I sure remember reading about them when they were first introduced. No idea what he got for them, if he actually sold them, but I know this stuff ain't cheap.

Mark