For Sale: Not Mine Set of Short Rams.... Not Long Rams...

[1 Wild R/T]

Mopar 383 or 413 cross ram dual carb intake manifold - auto parts - by owner - vehicle automotive sale - craigslist

 

[Dave6T4]

Yep. Short long rams. Not divided all the way up to carb plenum.

 

[matthon]

I always see these for sale, for the same amount too, but rarely on a car.

Does anyone buy these?
For a car they never were available on maybe?

 

[khryslerkid]

So they would work on a "B" or "RB" engines?

I always heard they were the first thing to go after the first attempt at valve cover or spark plug removal.

 

[matthon]

Look very cool.

 

[autoxcuda]

I always see these for sale, for the same amount too, but rarely on a car.

Does anyone buy these?
For a car they never were available on maybe?

There was a YouTube video rocket restoration made talking about the top 5 most mopar parts seen advertised much higher than actually sell for… early cross rams were near top of that list !!

Completeness was a big factor. These for sale do seem complete though

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Look very cool.

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Those are long rams, not short rams... Much more common...

 

[1 Wild R/T]

There was a YouTube video rocket restoration made talking about the top 5 most mopar parts seen advertised much higher than actually sell for… early cross rams were near top of that list !!

Completeness was a big factor. These for sale do seem complete though

Again, long rams....
They have a few of the hard parts but are missing some parts too... But being short rams the rarity probably means they are worth the price... And the missing parts are a negotiating point...

 

[Dave6T4]

Those are long rams, not short rams... Much more common...

Compare picture of intakes for sale in post 1 with intakes on post 5 and 6. You will see that the branches are not divided all the way to the carb base, like those on later posts; approximately only 1/2 way. So, the Ram effect was shorter, about 15", with this manifold setup, thus the "short" ram name. It supposedly gave a little more horsepower, with a minor torque loss. They may have been used only on manual shift cars. Rarer than the divided 30" Ram effect intakes. Not to be confused with the one piece 15" crossrams used on Max Wedges, which were designed for high horsepower, rather than increased torque.
This intake system was used on either "B" or "RB" engines with corresponding change in balance tube length. Installation on B-bodies requires major surgery on the passenger side inner fender. Curiously, the unique exhaust manifolds used with the 30" crossrams are rarely seen for sale.