Malcolm,
No, Velocity stacks are the tubes (usually flared) that direct air into
the carbs. Note: all the Weber DCOE carbs I have seen have them
included when purchased. These particular ones are stainless steel.
Kas Kastner mentions using specially made ones on the Spitfire engines
to improve performance. However, I doubt the ones he specifies are
available any more. I wonder if there is a source fot ones of similar
construction.
On the model you had, the velocity stacks were undoubetly long chrome
pipes that came off the top of the carbs and stuck out the top of the
hood.
Regards,
Joe
Malcolm Walker wrote:
>
> On Wed, 25 Nov 1998, Joe Curry wrote:
>
> > Sounds amazingly like the definition of a "Velocity Stack"
>
> But I thought a Velocity Stack went between the carb and the block-- a big
> manifold--- whereas these things (Ram pipes) can also be called "air
> horns"...?
>
> I'm just wondering. I'm pretty sure I had a 1/12 '57 Chevy hotrod (model)
> equipped with twin 4bbl carbs and "Velocity stacks". Maybe those were the
> funnel-shaped things on top of the carbs; I always thought it applied to
> the hi-rise manifold. Oh well.
>
> -Malcolm
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