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General Baxter
20-02-10, 09:53 PM
can i have a photo of the input end of a 1.2i and 1.2 carb inlet please :thumb:
Adam
20-02-10, 09:57 PM
The what???

A 1.2 carb inlet has 3 threads, spi only has 2 for the tb
General Baxter
20-02-10, 10:00 PM
yes i want both lol

the photo of the big hole where the carb sits lol
mowgli
20-02-10, 10:02 PM
well, that rules out a 1.2 then......the hole is tiny
General Baxter
20-02-10, 10:04 PM
the carb hole i have is tiny lol
Adam
20-02-10, 10:06 PM
SPI inlet is basically
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/spiinlt.jpg


Dont think a R5 carb will fit either :p
General Baxter
20-02-10, 10:08 PM
Dont think a R5 carb will fit either :p

dont be a girl, anything can fit anything

some people are engineers and some people are fitters ;)

as ill be using a 1.6 head, is there an inlet which has round lower ports and a single upper ?
Adam
20-02-10, 10:11 PM
Nope
General Baxter
20-02-10, 10:13 PM
you made round ports iirc?

did it work?
General Baxter
20-02-10, 10:16 PM
umm flange tastic lol

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/SDC10089.jpg
Adam
20-02-10, 10:20 PM
you made round ports iirc?

did it work?
Yes

Yes

Thats how i made 85bhp off 1.4 spi :cool: lol
mowgli
20-02-10, 10:20 PM
it looks a lot like the old varijet mk1 astra manifold might fit... but it looks like a poxy size though..
General Baxter
20-02-10, 10:23 PM
there carbs are good enough up to 170bhp, ill only be running std R5 boost lol
Adam
20-02-10, 10:24 PM
it looks a lot like the old varijet mk1 astra manifold might fit... but it looks like a poxy size though.. Indeed it does

Good luck finding one
My old one
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Nova-crew/P1310005Medium.jpg

If you do find one, expect give about 100quid for it lol
mowgli
20-02-10, 10:45 PM
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330405101791
General Baxter
20-02-10, 10:47 PM
thats an expensive piece of **** lol
Adam
20-02-10, 10:48 PM
Starting bid 70quid, sounds about right ;)

Yeah they are mega rare because loads of Autocross boys use them!!!
_JH_
20-02-10, 10:51 PM
might be worth a PM to garyc to see if he has anything suitable
General Baxter
20-02-10, 10:57 PM
ummmm

http://s.bebo.com/app-image/7931584838/5411656627/PROFILE/i.quizzaz.com/img/q/u/08/06/02/nova_005.jpg
mowgli
20-02-10, 11:15 PM
nick.. i bet you can lay your hands on a nice lump of ally plate & some countersunk screws & make up an adaptor
General Baxter
20-02-10, 11:37 PM
thats all that im thinking lol
garyc
21-02-10, 08:47 AM
That isnt the greatest picture but it looks like a 1200 carb manifold. There will be 2 long studs holding the carb on. What carb are you looking to bolt on to it?