SBF 289/302 Weber CROSSRAM! Is it true?

Jim Kellogg · #1 (**permalink**) 05-26-2006, 09:33 AM

Never seen the M/T crossram before. It is a nice looking setup!! How was the performance compared to the (more common) IDA carbs and manifold?

Thought it was 2 Cannon?? adapters on a 2x4 manifold with the DCOE almost horizontal in the photo.

I have set up several DCOE carb systems in my shop back in the 70's, all on imports (Triumph, Datsun, ect).

Learning more about these cars every day,
Jim Kellogg
Elmira, NY

Mike Simard · #2 (**permalink**) 05-26-2006, 10:25 AM

There were also some cross ram 351C injected manifolds used here in the US. They were used on road race cars like Panoz, I thought that Saleen had something to do with them but am not sure, could they be related to that Aussie setup? There may be enough of them floating around to come up for sale some day. The Panoz factory has an engine with it on display in their lobby, true eye candy.
Vintageweber's idea of a crossram intake is a great idea and overdue. Having it clear the distributor is surprising, it's really hard to design a nice induction system that doesn't get in the way of the distributor as seen on that Aussie piece.