Re: [T3] Dual port conversion

[Steven Ayres <comwest@well.com>]

JimA=> Do I recall that there was some sort of tab in the middle of 
    => these that supported it also.  

At the case seam there's a clamp integrated with the air cleaner 
support. A smaller pipe wouldn't fit this without something to take up 
the extra space, for instance a chunk of rubber hose around the pipe. 
[After writing this, I see Jason's got there ahead of me.]

This isn't a problem for most folks, though, I gather, since it seems 
that the center support is usually missing along with the balance pipe. 
Which allows the air cleaner to vibrate, which might be why there are so 
few good air-cleaner seals left, etc. But I agree, a balance pipe 
wouldn't be all that hard to bend up, and it'd look pretty cool in 
stainless.

Since we're in the area, I've often wondered: why do the crankcase 
vent gases and gunk go into the air cleaner and tops of the carbs rather 
than directly into the manifold? Wouldn't the carbs stay a lot cleaner 
that way?

Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ
'66 343

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