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SU Adapter

Post by lazy rambler » Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:40 pm

Who knows where I can get an adapter to fit a HIF 44 to my 1.3 samurai?
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Re: SU Adapter

Post by twiss » Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:01 am

Personally, I would do things properly and get a modified manifold.
I would send Rockwatt a PM and ask him :)
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Re: SU Adapter

Post by Tramp » Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:14 am

Rockwatt does the best ones by far, I detest the 90 degree adaptor things,

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Re: SU Adapter

Post by Anton » Wed Apr 04, 2012 11:11 am

I have a 90 degree adaptor thing. It's home-made. It's not too bad during the summer, but during the winter you can forget driving the car - carb icing kills it every time. It doesn't have to get all that cold either!

I'm planning on going throttlebodies if I can get the parts together...
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Re: SU Adapter

Post by dan_2k_uk » Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:25 pm

I had a adapter. Never had any problems with it and drove around in -11 for 3 days to go snowboarding.

Considering they are free if you make one they kick the modded manifold on price.

Do love my new manifold mind.

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Re: SU Adapter

Post by Anton » Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:38 pm

dan_2k_uk wrote:Considering they are free if you make one they kick the modded manifold on price.
This is only true if you don't make the modded manifold yourself... :thumbup:
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Re: SU Adapter

Post by twiss » Wed Apr 04, 2012 1:00 pm

Have u got a TIG welder then Anton?

Adapters perform differently depending on the metal type, thickness, the type of bend, and the angle of bend.
A sharper bend will be hit my the fuel air mix and freeze up.
Steel takes much longer than ali to transfer heat from the manifold (through the adapter) to the carb.
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Re: SU Adapter

Post by Anton » Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:06 pm

Nope, ARC and MIG only - it's made from mild steel!

Not as bad as stainless, but it's definately causing problems in cold weather. If I put a blowtorch on it for a bit, the car will start and run lovely for a bit, but then as it cools it starts causing trouble again.

Choking the air intake seems to help a lot. I have a little wooden puck I can shove in the snorkel (with a hole drilled through the middle) as a limp-home solution for when I'm offroading the wee beastie.

As it's just been a "toy" for the last couple of years, it hasn't been a problem. But since I'm trying to get the car on the road now, it's gotta go.

I don't think the gasket is helping with the heat transfer issues, either. Still, it's not a big problem for me (yet) and hopefully by the time winter rolls around, I'll have a new block in there and be running a megasquirt injection setup. Or I may still go LPG, if I can get a good kit for less than £silly...
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