[Alpines] Dual webers

[tom.hill at att.net]

So does this mean there are two Holbay manifolds?  One for the Arrow range Alpine H120 (with smaller intake runners) and an aftermarket piece (with larger intake runners) for using dual Webers on a Series Alpine?



-------------- Original message from "jarrid_gross at earthlink.net" <jarrid_gross at earthlink.net>: -------------- 


> Lauri, 
> Yes this is true, there were several, the most notable was the hartwell 
> manifold. 
> 
> The new one available from australia (someone will have to provide that source) is setup with gooseneck runners, which avoids many of the normal pitfalls on LHD 
> cars. 
> Since you have a RHD car (I presume), then just about any vertical app weber 
> intake should fit the bill, the one I use is now available from Pierce manifolds in 
> California. 
> Its the one formerly made by TWM "L-0077". 
> 
> 
> HTH 
> 
> 
> Jarrid Gross 
> 1725 with twin DCOE 45s. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> >I am quite sure there was a Holbay manifold for Series Alpines before 
> >H120 was introduced. 
> >Ron Tebo sent me a photo of such. 
> >It seems to me that it is curved so that carbs rise upwards over the 
> >steering box. 
> > 
> >Lauri Lehtinen 
> >journalist, engineer 
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> >Ldhettdjd: tom.hill at att.net [mailto:tom.hill at att.net] 
> >Ldhetetty: 25. helmikuuta 2009 16:44 
> >Vastaanottaja: ?auri Lehtinen; alpines at autox.team.net 
> >Aihe: Re: [Alpines] Dual webers 
> > 
> >Hi Lauri, 
> > 
> >Since the Holbay manifold was used on the Arrow body Alpine, the carbs 
> >will actually point downward when installed on a Series Alpine. It has 
> >straight runners and, on a lefthand drive Alpine, it difficult to use 
> >because of the brake master cylinder. I have one that was cut and 
> >rewelded to provide a 5 deg upward angle for the carbs. I was using a 
> >Wilwood master cylinder and it barely fit. I removed and reinstalled 
> >the engine and it would no longer fit. The real interference point was 
> >the steering box. I made some spacers to go under the motor and 
> >transmission mounts to lift the engine slightly and it still wouldn't 
> >fit. I ended up getting the Redline manifold intended for the Series 
> >Alpine and having the intake runners welded up to match the Holbay head. 
> > 
> >You can see some pictures of when it did fit at 
> > 
> >http://www.tomhill.freeservers.com/photo4.html 
> > 
> > Tom Hill 
> > 
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