Stubby":1qdfbqmm said:Visit the Classic Inlines website and you will see what all is planned.
Had a quick peek, what am I looking for?
Stubby":1qdfbqmm said:Visit the Classic Inlines website and you will see what all is planned.
XPC66":2lfm8vi4 said:So not worth combining all three applications into one universal assembly?
shmoozo":8ehlm9s4 said:If I remember correctly the vast majority of the folks actually likely to buy this new head plan to use a simple, single 2 barrel or 4 barrel carburetor induction set up. Adding complexity (and therefore cost) to that configuration wouldn't benefit those customers or increase sales.
It seems to me that having a few different intakes along the lines already being pursued makes a tremendous amount of sense. The first intake being developed is the one most customers are likely to use. It should be able to accommodate all of the following induction systems:
-- single 2 barrel carb
-- single 4 barrel carb
-- port injection with a single throttle body
-- twin sidedraft Weber carbs
Each of these would require a simple adapter for the top of the plenum on the intake manifold. These same adapters will likely be used on the intake developed for the new head for the big block six as well, which adds significantly to the efficiency of the general design being developed here.
Classic Inlines is evidently also developing an intake which would allow a person to mount triple sidedraft Webers as well as the twin-throat throttle body injection systems which use the same form factor as the Weber DCOE carbs. There was also some talk about building a plenum to mount to this intake which would allow a customer to create a contemporary tuned port injection set up using a single throttle body.
They also wrote about a possible future adapter for the first intake which would allow a customer to mount a common supercharger.
Taken as a whole that's a heck of a lot of versatility for two basic intakes. It's a good combination and I think most customers will be well served by one or the other of those two intakes.
wsa111":8ehlm9s4 said:Mike, i hope the carb mounting flange has the same angle as the carb flange on the log head so the carb will sit level when installed. Please keep that in mind.
AzCoupe":1atzywwa said:The only correction, is the supercharger. We will be making the tuned port plenum with a removable top, so air horns can be installed inside the plenum. This picks up a little horsepower as it gives the TBI's a better air signal. Thus all we need to do for a Magnuson blower, is make a different plenum top, to accomodate the blower foot print. We are also looking into a wet intercooler which would fit inside the plenum chamber, if we have enough clearance for it.
AzCoupe":3khc7nqi said:Dead on. I couldn't have said it better.
The only correction, is the supercharger. We will be making the tuned port plenum with a removable top, so air horns can be installed inside the plenum. This picks up a little horsepower as it gives the TBI's a better air signal. Thus all we need to do for a Magnuson blower, is make a different plenum top, to accomodate the blower foot print. We are also looking into a wet intercooler which would fit inside the plenum chamber, if we have enough clearance for it.
FLSHBCK":2byn13eh said:AzCoupe":2byn13eh said:Dead on. I couldn't have said it better.
The only correction, is the supercharger. We will be making the tuned port plenum with a removable top, so air horns can be installed inside the plenum. This picks up a little horsepower as it gives the TBI's a better air signal. Thus all we need to do for a Magnuson blower, is make a different plenum top, to accomodate the blower foot print. We are also looking into a wet intercooler which would fit inside the plenum chamber, if we have enough clearance for it.
Exactly what I had rattling around in the cobwebby recesses of my mind. Been pondering how I could fab one up when I get that far, but I'm guessing you'll get there before I do Well done!
PhantomAce":3qt0qzqd said:Here's a silly question... Looking at the rendering, has access to the center intake bolts (directly across from the carb at back of 3 and front of 4) been taken into account? Looking at the pic, I don't see how you are going to get a long enough bolt in that area to go through the intake flange material thickness and enter the bolt hole in the head sufficiently to torque it down. Am I missing something here?