The BOSS 302 Registry

Intake Manifold
The stock BOSS 302 intake manifold. Part number C9ZE-9424-E. On one end the spark plug firing order is cast into the part. "1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8". The words "FIRING ORDER"  appear above the numerals. Early castings had a spelling error, "FIREING ORDER".

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Above you can see the part number and the date of manufacture. Below is the underside.

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The BOSS 302 was planned for 1971 but cancelled just before production began. Most of the tooling for the 1971 parts was complete so 1971 parts were produced and used for service parts. They turn up occasionally like this intake manifold with part number D1ZE-9424-EA.
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intake5.jpg (16459 bytes) Front of the engine view. The large facing hole on the left is the thermostat location. Small facing hole on right is the location of the temperature sender for the instrument cluster.
Parts for modifying the BOSS 302 engine were made as well by aftermarket manufacturers. Here is a dual quad intake manifold. Note "Shelby" is cast into this one.

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A Roush BOSS 302 intake.
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This page last updated: October 16, 2005