It' probably did a nice job of keeping the exhaust manifold clean--
amals are notorious gas leakers. The only place I have Amals is on my
Vincent and my Goldstars, and that's just for period authenticity.
Otherwise they'd join my lucas distributors in the catapult.
On May 19, 2008, at 10:13 AM, billdentin@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 05/16/2008 12:57:46 AM Central Daylight Time,
> gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com writes:
>
>
>> It looks like a cast alluminum version of the fabricated steel tube
>> manifold
>> that were made by V.K. Derriington in England in the late 50s and
>> early 60s.
>>
>> The tubular steel fabricated manifold have the balance tube above
>> the main
>> manifold. It connects right in the center top of each "v" junction.
>> The
>> overall form of the manifolds are very similar.
>>
>>
>> Greg Solow
>>
>
> By virtue of the fact that we've not seen a ton of them can we
> conclude there
> was no advantage?
>
> Years ago someone from California sent me some pictures of a custom
> TR2
> manifold with duel Amal carbs he wanted to sell. It was
> interesting, but in light
> of the fact I never saw any others, I had to assume it was not an
> upgrade.
>
> Bill
>
>
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