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Re: [T3] Speaking of intake manifolds and balance tubes ...


On 16 Jul 2003 at 20:57, Per Lindgren wrote:

> A reinforced rubber tube should work. The stock setup consists of a 
> plastic Y piece on each side connected via rubber hose to a steel tube 
> across the front of the engine. Rubber hose pieces are also used to 
> connect the Y to the manifolds. If needed, I can probably take a few 
> pics tomorrow (it's dark in about 2 hours, so pics wont be good now)

The Y piece was only used on the very last years of the dual carb engines. Most 
manifolds only got a single connection for the balance pipe, so a simple rubber 
hose will do the job.

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