The way the frame's built, I have extremely limited vertical clearance for any dual-carb setup I can think of...this winter I want to hack it up and make room for anything up to & including 48IDAs (that'll require kicking the top tubes out by almost 4"), but in the short term I'm trying to figure out if there's ANY other option short of converting to F.I. or resorting to sidedrafts (and I don't own any of those near big enough) since the 1600 is getting tired and I figure the DMTR isn't going to support much over 1800cc - I'druther run a 2-liter
I have several sets of DCNFs on the shelf....40,42 & 44.
What's the height from valvecover top to airhorns with the short "Type 3" manifolds for DCNFs? I've only got ~6½" to work with (see photo below). I'm not above trimming the airhorns/milling the manifold flanges down slightly if that'll let me shoehorn them in (aircleaners will be a challenge for sure, but I'll figure out something if I can get the carbs to fit with a little wiggle-room for trans mount flexure). I could even notch the bottom out of the ~2" frame tubes and weld a strongback ridge along the top to restore their rigidity - that'd be a whole lot less ambitious than moving them - if I just need to gain ~1".
Just need to know if this is feasible before I go shopping for manifolds. Any other suggestions welcomed. I've already considered fabricating steel-tube manifolds to stick Kadrons outboard of the frame tubes, but the runners would be godawful long and I'd rather not hang that much mass out off of the heads' studs.
TIA
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