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FITTING A MANIFLOW LCB WITH RUBBER COUPLINGS
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 10:10 am
by SMOKE GREY
Thinking of going from a maniflow freeflow to a LCB . What are they like for clearance as i'm still running rubber drive couplings
Re: FITTING A MANIFLOW LCB WITH RUBBER COUPLINGS
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:02 pm
by mk1rally
Hello Steve,
I'm running a medium bore one on the grey car with either rubber or Nylon couplings. They fit but are tight. Make sure the engine mounts and steady's are good (I know you will) because if their is much slack, the ends of the drives side coupling get a bit cooked!!
If you go for the small bore LCB, you may have a little more space. I've found the small bore engines perfom better with the smaller one, more mid range.
Re: FITTING A MANIFLOW LCB WITH RUBBER COUPLINGS
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:54 pm
by medwaybeat
I ran a standard Maniflow LCB with rubber couplings. If you can put up with the banging you’ll soon have clearance. Or I’ll a take a picture at the weekend and you can give it a tap before fitting.
Re: FITTING A MANIFLOW LCB WITH RUBBER COUPLINGS
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 1:09 pm
by mk1
I have never managed to fit a Maniflow LCB to a car with rubber drive couplings without having to batter one of the down pipes almost 1/2 flat to get enough clearance.
Re: FITTING A MANIFLOW LCB WITH RUBBER COUPLINGS
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:03 am
by greyghost
X2
so this time i used their 3-1 mandrel bent extractors, even these are tight. i had to remove the rubber cross to get them in
Re: FITTING A MANIFLOW LCB WITH RUBBER COUPLINGS
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:14 am
by SMOKE GREY
Cheers fellsa. Sticking with the freeflow methinks
Re: FITTING A MANIFLOW LCB WITH RUBBER COUPLINGS
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:19 am
by JanWulf
I've seen LCB manifolds designed for use with rubber couplings, one of the pipes makes a bend to clear the rubber coupling. Can't recall the manufacturer at the momment...
Re: FITTING A MANIFLOW LCB WITH RUBBER COUPLINGS
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:42 am
by mk1
Jan,
I think the one you are thinking of is the 1300GT one, this did indeed have a kink in it to clear couplings.
Re: FITTING A MANIFLOW LCB WITH RUBBER COUPLINGS
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 9:16 am
by mk1rally
Steve, my cars at Jim's. Have a look and you'll see its tight but does fit. I have sinced changed to the nylon couplings but I don't think it will make that much differnce in clearance.
Re: FITTING A MANIFLOW LCB WITH RUBBER COUPLINGS
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 9:34 am
by Simon776
Janspeed used to do an LCB manifold with a slightly flat section to clear the rubber coupling. It doesn't take much to tweaking to get it to clear.
Re: FITTING A MANIFLOW LCB WITH RUBBER COUPLINGS
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:29 pm
by JanWulf
mk1 wrote:Jan,
I think the one you are thinking of is the 1300GT one, this did indeed have a kink in it to clear couplings.
Did the 1300GTs have a 'single piece' manifold from the head reaching under the floor? If so you'r probably right, as my knowledge about 1300GTs is pretty much non existant
Regards,
Jan