nsaints wrote:Thanks for the feedback so far
just to clarify, which I should have made clear, I'm intending to use a remote filter (like breath sweet, or similar), and never an air box. As I'm well aware I'll not supply the air volume without some serious modifications to the airbox
The RLC manifold looks like the carb is swung to a more perpendicular angle to the frame than the MB, moving the choke cable away from the tool box & fuel lever, meaning the fuel tap/lever can be moved to a less acute angle, and correct the alignment for the remote filter
similar, I think to the Buzz one's in the link in my initial post
The problem I could/would then introduce is less distance between the front of the carb and the panel for the remote filter hose.
I do have a short CDC which I could try
I was looking at the fuel lever universal joints on Andy Francis's web shop last night. But I couldn't make up my mind if these were a worth while upgrade as I know of no one with one fitted..
My preference is for a downdraft manifold, which also gains space for whatever is attached to the carburettor, like for like. You may need access to a lathe to modify a CDC manifold correctly & it's worth mentioning that the rubber connector can be had with the correct grooving to fit
& in compact versions for less than a tenner....Too many over-tighten the worm drive hose clips which makes the things too compressed & then fall off.
I've been using UJ's for decades, but wouldn't dream of sourcing them from a dealer. If you search t'internet with:
model boat universal jointsyou will see how cheaply they can be obtained.
As for the elbow to reroute the choke cable, they are also available if you look on any of the 'ped' sites.
Air filter foam is available that can be hot-glued to form whatever you like, shapewise, allied to a silicone elbow/bend that is best if obtained so that it has an increase in size going away from the bellmouth, say a 65mm to 50 mm reducing elbow/bend. What you should bear in mind is that "size matters" & that any elbow is in effect a plenum & should not be restrictive. In tests, a standard rubber elbow for a SH2/22 on a well set-up 175 with a 26mm carburettor stifled the engine
even with no filter fitted, so how they get used on kitted engines costing hundreds of pounds is beyond me