Carb Airbox, Input appreciated... |
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Carb Airbox, Input appreciated... |
stepuptotheMike |
May 16 2009, 07:04 AM
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medium pimpin Group: Members Posts: 565 Joined: 4-September 06 From: Charlotte, NC Member No.: 6,769 Region Association: South East States |
So I have Weber 44s on my car. When the installation was done by a previous, previous owner, there were some aspects that were less than detail oriented. Items such as the following:
-Fuel Vapor lines from the front (car is a 73) just dump into the engine compartment. Assuming this contributes to fuel smell in car. -Crank vent is basically a hose with a tiny air filter on it, suspended over the engine case... this leads to oil film all over. - No head breather ports. Heads were never drilled/tapped for them, but I don't think my venting is adequate and it's causing oil leaks. - Carbs in general are just loud. I want to hear some throat when I get on it, but don't need it all the time. So in reading through various threads (especially the ones on the breather setups folks have posted recently) I started thinking about how I could solve all of these problems in 1. Creating a legal setup that would pull the fuel vapors and case/vents into the carb intakes..... and quieting things down a little bit. So I thought about creating a single airbox that would install over the combined carb setup. Ideally, I would think plastic would be the medium of choice, but I have no clue where I would start.... so then I started thinking about fiberglass. Granted, I've never really built anything with glass, but it's fairly cheap and if it doesn't work I figure I'm only out my time and a few bucks. Plus I learn something in the process. I figure I could use techniques similar to those that the custom speaker box guys use to form shapes and build the box. This would just be thinner. So I came up with the following crude drawing to illustrate kind of what I'm talking about. I would appreciate thoughts on this concept. Shoot holes in it as you see fit. Been down this road before? Know somebody that tried something similar? Thanks in advance.... Mike |
URY914 |
Mar 16 2011, 06:35 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,979 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
I'm in the process of making a fiberglass shroud (for lack of a better term) that would connect both of my carbs and have a center section that my air scoop would sit on. It's a slow process with having to make the buck then the mold then the actual piece. The mold is in two pieces that I'll have to join together. I have to do this on each side. The center section is next and finally the scoop which will go up over the targa bar. I should wrap it up in 2012 if I hurry. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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