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Originally Posted by PDUB
I guess I missed it, but I thought this was a brand new engine... why rebuild the carbs and replace the intake? A few pages back  ??
Looking really good, Jeff! |
It was brand new and completed more than a year ago. The Weber set-up and intake manifold were from Inglese Induction Systems, now owned by Comp Cams. In the meantime, Jim Inglese, the founder of Inglese Induction Systems who sold it many years ago, went back into business for himself and, after talking with him, I decided to have him rebuild the Webers to his specs. That involved replacing just about everything but the carbs themselves.
The biggest worry with Webers is that you'll never get them tuned right. Jim Inglese is the acknowledged master and it was a no-brainer to have him rebuild them. He is also close enough to ERA that he will be able to do the final tuning once the engine is reassembled and back in the car.
Replacing the intake manifold wasn't necessary, but, since I was going through all this, I decided to change to the original style "COBRA" dual outlet just for looks (that piece isn't attached yet in the above pictures). Hadn't really thought it through the first time.