Carb manifold

[Jay]

Right i have decieded to go with carbs but need a manifold for my 18e,i have spoke to bogg bros and they say i will need to wait a considerable time until i would receive them! so i was thinking about going for a easier option of making a manifold but i dont have the equipment could someone on hear make me a manifold to fit r1 carbs? cheers

[8valve-craig]

Shame. I have a spare one for the 2.0 8v.

Can you not get a local fab shop to make you one? Or get all the bits, Chop and mark them and get someone to weld it up?

I made my own out of mild steel

[Jay]

Shame. I have a spare one for the 2.0 8v.

Can you not get a local fab shop to make you one? Or get all the bits, Chop and mark them and get someone to weld it up?

I made my own out of mild steel

aw thats sweet man! how much would you want for the manifold,could i possibly change the manifold?

i was hoping you would reply to this ha,because i knew you had previously made your own

[8valve-craig]

Ahh yea i get quite a few pm's about stuff like this.

My old one is screwed to the shed wall at the moment being used as a pen / screwdriver pot! Its not suitable for a 18e head though and adapting it would be as time consuming as making a new one.

As much as id love to help, making one for you is a bit out of the question too,,,,, Its a right headache. Couldnt possibly justify it, even for a profit!

If you do get one made try and make sure it fits like this. Carb mouths butted right up to the runners.

Ive seen a lot of crap ones where there's a gap between the runner and the carb just bridged with silicoln. It causes all sorts of trouble with the flow....

[Jay]

ah ok it,s cool i could imagine you would get alot of messages from people asking that

cheers for the info on the dogey manifolds ha,but i,m sure i will sort something out anyway mate