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Air box to carbs manifold
Topic Started: Mar 17 2012, 12:33 PM (1,402 Views)
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What a arse of a job. However I have a amazingly easy way of doing this bummer of a job.

take one manifold, one metal ruler. one empty long neck wine bottle (cheap wine). one saucepan of boiling water. the wifes hairdyer and a bit of engine oil.

measure the back of the carb= 3inch
measure the rubber manifold hole that connects to carbs X2= 2.5 inch each

now throw the manifold in the boiling pan on the hob (Dont worry it wont melt if touching the bottom of the pan as long as theres water in it)
get the manifold nice a hot.so it bends and moves fluid. no solid bits.

now take the manifold outside to the bike as is cools a bit (but stays bendy)

place the wine bottle on the floor.
now heat up the manifold that wont fit with the hair dryer (eg both of my ones was 2.5)
now whilst its hot push it down the neck of the wine bottle stretching it a little every time. Use the hair dryer to keep the manifold bendy (not whilst on the bottle)
measure it every now and again to make sure you are not over doing it. I stretched my one to bang on 3inch diameter
Once you have achieved your required diameter MARK the bottle.

put a tad of oil round the rim of the back of the carb.

heat the manifold one last time with the dryer, take the manifold down the neck of the bottle to the Mark.
now whip it off the bottle, pass it through the air box, slip the metal tightening banjo rings on before butting up to the carbs then, slip the manifold onto the back of the carbs.
TA DAAAAA

Dont over do the stretching. But at the same time the manifold WILL SHRINK once cooled down, giving a lovely tight seal.


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