Inlet manifold for a Pinto to take twin weber 45s ?

Inlet manifold for a Pinto to take twin weber 45s ?

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andmole

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1,594 posts

211 months

Monday 9th April 2007
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I am in the process of fitting a replacement engine to my Vindicator Sprint. This is a pinto, which came with 2 weber 45 carbs, (nice you are thinking). BUT there is a problem, the position of the engine means that with the supplied inlet manifold the carbs will not fit, the engine is too low and far back into the car, (both good things from a handling point of view). Ideally I need a longer, swan necked/S shaped manifold to lift the carbs above the structural member that is currently blocking them. I don't think spacing the engine up on the engine mounts is going to be enough to give sufficient clearance. So , does anyone know if such a manifold exists, and can anyone help me source one?

Thanks in advance.

zzr

913 posts

251 months

Wednesday 11th April 2007
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Sounds like you'll need to make one. You could use the mating faces from the existing manifold and then have tubes formed to suit and welded to the mating faces.