Just an observation:
> I found a source of British intake manifold, carb and exhaust manifold setups
> (eight port heads ala 1300cc and 1500cc). They are used from British salvage
> yards and are becoming hard to get. They include:
>
> Two (2) - 1.5" su carbs (as used in Britain, we got 1.25")
> Dual carb manifold for above
> --- and get this ---
> Cast Iron Exhaust manifold with 2 (that's two) outlets.
> >From there he has the 2 into 1 pipe that interfaces to the exhaust system
> under the car.
This is probably the set-up from the Dolomite 1500TC. If so, I understand that
there is a persistent problem of
the pipe to manifold joint gasket blowing. I assume this is due to there only
being 3 studs to pull what is quite a
large (i.e. long) flange together whereas perhaps 4 or 5 would have been more
appropriate. A case of BL
cheapskating again. In all other respects it is probably a good and useful
design.
Phil Willson
From: Phil Willson
Electronic Engineering
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