I now have, sitting on the desk in my office at home, the first-article
Weber-to-Alpine intake manifold from TWM Induction.
It looks cool! It has a drilled and tapped vacuum port on the number
one runner, and a matching boss that you can drill and tap if you need
another on the number four runner.
I also have arranged to borrow a pair of Webers from aTiger-club
friend who has a Lotus or two as well.
ALSO, forgot to mention this yesterday, but tomorrow we are going to
Bakersfield to fetch a Series V that we have purchased. We haven't
seen it, but it is supposed to be "complete" WITH OVERDRIVE! : - )
So, I'll be able to check out the setup on the car for both the Series II
and
the Series V.
By the way, someone yesterday said that they thought the fit would be
better on the Series V motor, because the deck height is a quarter-inch
taller to accommodate the longer stroke. Seems to me like the deck
height should be the same because the Series V rod is an eighth-inch
shorter. Anybody know what's right here?
Ramon
rs11(at)ElSegundoCA.ncr.com
P.S. Dear Santa, Ramon & Theresia really, really NEED a pair of
Weber 40s this year . . . We been good!
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From: Spontelli, Ramon
To: alpines
Subject: RE: Update: The Weber Intake Deal
Date: Wednesday, November 06, 1996 2:09PM
TWM Inductions just called, and they have finished the machining on
a couple of our Weber intakes. They want to send one to me so I can
check it out for obvious problems before they do the rest.
They said they will ship it today, so I should get it tomorrow or Friday.
Here's what I can do:
1. I can bolt it up to the empty Series V head that's on the workbench in
my garage.
2. I can install both aftermarket <stainless steel> tube-type headers and
a cast-iron manifold and check for fit/interference problems.
3. I can remove the twin-Zenith setup from the Series II motor that's in
the car
and bolt it up there, along with the original tube-type headers.
Since I don't have the Webers, I can't do anything to verify that interface,
but then hey, shouldn't these TWM guys be the experts on that end anyway?
Other than that, do any of you have any ideas about what I should look for?
Ramon
rs11(at)ElSegundoCA.ncr.com
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