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Oct 25, 2010 | 09:18 PM

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6 carbs on EFI mani

I see so many of those EFI set up sitting around the junk yard. Wouldn't it be nice if there was an inexpensive way to mount 6 little Webbers on the bottom half. I could imagine tuning them...and the throttle linkage. It would just be bitchen. I wonder how it would sound. I'd love to drive it. It just seems like it would be so easy to bolt a piece of 3/8" aluminium to the manifold ....

Oct 25, 2010 | 09:35 PM

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I've had the same fantasy too, but getting six weber carbs to play nice makes me shudder.
Talk about cool, though......

Oct 25, 2010 | 09:42 PM

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...grew up next to a family of Italian/portugese mechanics. As a child I used to sit and listen and watch as the dad turned the six (I believe webbers) on the opposing six in his 1956 Jag. It was a sweet, sweet sound. Now I laugh when I realize he turned it by sound and vibs.

Oct 25, 2010 | 11:04 PM

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The Webers you are thinking of are 2bbl carbs with two stacks.

So, 3 Webers gets you six stacks, 4 gets you 8.

As far as putting 3 or 6 carbs in place of the EFI, good luck with that.

Weber carburetor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Oct 26, 2010 | 01:20 AM

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He probably had SU Carbs on his Jag. My very first car was a 1970 Triumph Spitfire Mk3. It was exactly 1 month older than I was. I bought a dual SU carb setup. I couldn't syc those things to save my life. I met a friend of a friend who offered to help me with them and in about 20 minutes he had them setup perfect using nothing more than a special Allen Wrench tool an a rubber hose. He layed the hose next to the intakes of the carbs with the filters off and tuned it by ear. Come to find out he'd been a retired British Leyland Mechanic who'd actually worked for Donal Healey back in the day.

Oct 26, 2010 | 03:04 AM

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Here is a pic of a weber 1 barrel carb. It is a 34 ICT.

I think if you head over to ford six performance and search Frenchtown Flyers posts and see a pic of his efi mani with Weber's on it. GM Internet security will not let me go to that web site?

Check out this web site if you need weber tuning expeience... Home

I'm looking at one of these for my roadster because Clifford's Weber system is not and I believe never was available. A little pricey but it looks cool.

Anyone think it will fit an Offy c manifold without an adapter?

Jim

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Oct 30, 2010 | 05:03 PM

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Mechanical fuel injection is cool!
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Nov 5, 2010 | 06:01 AM

jem44357

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Not six but it is one option. It seems you could modify the top plate for just about anything...

Nov 5, 2010 | 08:14 AM

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Very nice. Thanks for posting those photos! I knew that such an intake utilizing the EFI manny would be relatively easy.

When all is said and done, I wonder how much money the owner of that manny spends. And I don't mean to rain on his parade, but in essence he has created the dual carb manny still available through Clifford Performance. If I were going to all that trouble, I think I would set it up with three X 2v carbs.

<a href="http://s659.photobucket.com/albums/uu316/bobbyrogue/?action=view&current=P1010304.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu316/bobbyrogue/P1010304.jpg" border="0" alt="Clifford dual intake"></a>

Nov 11, 2010 | 07:56 PM

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I may be quite a bit late to post this, but 250 Restorer i think this would work.

Its the induction system from the 11 second 1971 Ford Maverick know as "Preperatio H"

Nov 12, 2010 | 04:39 AM

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jem44357

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Bagbyknoter,

Never to late for engine ****... especially when she has six of em hangin' on her!

PS I know its only 3, but that would be just weird.

Jim

Nov 15, 2010 | 07:57 PM

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Actually, tuning three 2v (or even six 1v) carbs to each other isn't that hard, assuming you have the right tools. Just ask the local ricer bike shop about it. Most of your older ricer bikes were 4 cyl, with individual carbs for each cyllinder. I forget what the "proper" name for it was, but we always called it a "balance stick". Hooked on to a vacuum port on every carb, behind the throttle plate (manifold side).

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Dec 16, 2010 | 06:37 PM

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i think if you go that far put in steal piston rings so you can run ethel alcohol (basically 112 octane) and really go for it

Dec 17, 2010 | 12:18 AM

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If you figured out the cc's per cylinder,you could put 6 motorcycle carbs on ,maybe cut the runner flanges off and use the rubber hose type connectors.Maybe use throttle cables off the bike (cold weather running may be prohibited) to simplify throttle linkage,then sync them with mercury carb sticks.Since most bike carbs are way more adjustable,it would take a while,but you could dial them babies in to every portion of the throttle range and to each cylinders ideal mixture.Your mileage would probably suck,and the rest of the components would have to be up graded,cam ect.,but it would really haul a$$!