Mark,
You are correct, there is not a lot of space between the carb faces and the
inner fender. Currently, I am running a fabricated aluminum airbox with a
remote K&N filter (see
http://thor.prohosting.com/~tr6/tr6/tr-6_8.html )
As for alternatives, I am currently working on the design of a
fiberglass/carbon fiber airbox. That is not as esoteric as it sounds.
Basically, you carve a mold out of styrofoam, lay the fiberglass/carbon
fiber cloth over it with resin, and when you are finished, you dissolve the
styrofoam mold with solvent. Vacuum formed plastic sounds good, but I would
wonder about its resistance to the heat (since it will be in the engine
compartment and above the header/exhaust manifold). As for the "Y" duct, I
looked in all my usual catalogues (Aircraft Spruce, Stock Car Products,
Behrents, Irv Hoerr Racing, etc) but could not find anything. I remembered
that my Dad's E-type racer has a "y" to the rear inboard disk brakes, so I
called him and asked him where he got them. He said he could not find them
commercially, so he fabricated them himself out of aluminum.
Hope this helps,
Hugh Barber
Hollister, CA
'73 TR6
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of MARK J WEATHERS
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 3:19 PM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Weber cold air induction
Amigos
I have tried a couple of sheetmetal contraptions to get cold air to my
triple
webers on my TR6 but I have been limited by clearance to the fender well and
the velocity stacks. I am considering making a vacuum formed cover for each
carb with a duct for cold air piping. Is there any interest out there for
something like this? Would fit any 40DCOE. Anybody alrady have a good
solution?
Does anyone know of a good source for Y's for the cold air ducting? Did not
see anything in Pegasus or Racer Parts or Summit.
Thanks
Mark
72 TR6
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