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Bike carb manifold
splitrivet - 30/4/09 at 10:19 AM

My twin Webers are doing my head in cant get them running right at all so Ive decided to try bike carbs.
So I sent off for a manifold plate from kit parts direct which promptly arrived no probs. Has anyone else bought one of these and got it to fit Ive never come across such a load of cr@p in my life, the holes cut for the inlet spigots are about 6mm below where they should be to such an extent they are below the flange mating face and have been cut in such a way the inlet tube would be facing down not up.
I know they are only £12 and I do accept it would need a bit of fettling but for Petes sake, it looks like theyve made them as a prototype and someones cocked up but decided to flog em anyway.
Anyone on site bought one that actually fits and if so where from, Pinto by the way.
Cheers,
Bob

coozer - 30/4/09 at 10:29 AM

May be of no help but.. I made me own, bit of 6mm plate, a gasket, pillar drill and carbide burr in a drill.

Hard work but worth evry penny of next to nowt.

Stuart_B - 30/4/09 at 10:32 AM

hi, aswell i made my own from a bit of 6mm plate, but short track does an inlet manifold for a pinto as well it is about £20.

stuart

tul214 - 30/4/09 at 10:57 AM

You need to contact Jason aka shorttrack123.

He did one for me from a card template I sent him. Absolutely perfect fit and £20.

Staple balls - 30/4/09 at 11:32 AM

quote:
Originally posted by splitrivet
I sent off for a manifold plate from kit parts direct


Well there's your problem

big_wasa - 30/4/09 at 03:24 PM

I have a short track plate and it was a better fit than the oe manifold

splitrivet - 30/4/09 at 11:04 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Staple balls
quote:
Originally posted by splitrivet
I sent off for a manifold plate from kit parts direct


Well there's your problem


Hear what your saying, but why should we have to put up with substandard shoddy goods its not rocket science for petes sake, do these tosspots have no pride in thier work.
Cheers,
Bob