Inliners International Forums General Discussion Hi Performance Manifold for Webers

I have a 292 with 3 DCOE Webers that I'm using on the street. I'm using a Clifford manifold. I'm getting suggestions that I should use a manifold which points the carburetors above horizontal. (1)Has anyone come across this? (2) Is there an advantage? (3)Are there any manifolds available?

Thanks

Will6er

What you have now is better than running downdraft Webers.
They sell those manifols in Brazil.

Who is giving you suggestions to run downdraft carbs?

MBHD

Will6er, do you have a picture of what your setup looks like now (I expect 3 DCOE's perpendicular to the head)?

A slight uphill angle (from the head to the mouth of the carb) would get the float bowls slightly further away from the exhaust and theoretically reduce the posibility of puddling in the runners (which I doubt you are having a problem with) but I don't recall seeing DCOE's being setup to run installed at an angle, like SU's or various 'motorcycle' carbs (Mikuni, Keihin, etc). So that would require what amounts to a shallow S bend in the intake runner, not what I would think of first to 'improve' performance, unless the intent is to adjust the RPM the runner resonates at (ram tune) and keep all this under the hood maybe?

That's my best guess, other than that, I have no idea why that would be 'better', unless someone were trying to build a 'slant' 292 perhaps .

The idea is to have the carbs about 5 degrees above horizontal.

This is to keep the gas from leaking out. I guess it can leak down inside instead.LOL

Will6er

BTW How can I send pictures?

You know, now that you mention it, I haven't posted pics here (or on Stobebolt either) so I'm not sure. If you have them online already a link would work just as good (photobucket or image shack perhaps).