tempted to either cut the manifolds down till the centers match and then either join with silicone hose or weld....
or buy some 10mm ish alu plate, bore out the holes for the TBI's and cut the manifolds to the length where the centers meet, then weld on said plate and can use the OEM gsxr boots to mount the TBI's to said plate.... that might be best....
so bit of an update. a friend of mine is boring the cases at his machine shop he works at, this is his first set and plans to do it as a service once its all setup so i'm getting a good deal.
after measuring a few cases he decided to center the cases off the bearings journals.
He's now going to locate the case halves using the crank journals rather than the case centreline after measuring a few cases it seems all the crank bores are off centre and some are not even parallel.
so he will then deck the cases also so my cylinder will sit perfectly square.... should help reduce frictional losses and last a little longer... may not but hey ho
i'll also be coating my barrels with a special lubricant that is buffed in and aids in reducing friction and faster ring seal, sounds like quick seat with a friction inhibitor in it...
i'm toying with coating the engine with a thermal dispersant, barrels and heads, but i'm almost worried it will run TOO cool and take too long to warm up....
lots to think about and play with! will try and setup rocker side play later and see how i get on!
Cheers