The Cal-look Lounge

All is well and the pieces for the time less perfect cal-look engine are collected. But what about intakes? Long vs short.........blasted vs polished or just as they came from the blister packing...maybe even painted.........welded or nonwelded.......so what do you think it takess from a intake maifold to be true cal-look?

Original SKAT-Trak's for me, Ported and polished on the inside and Polished to show condition on the Outside...

I had welded and non welded onces....

Frank

original paint colour for me  ;D

Skat Trac Talls! Doesn't matter what you do to them. Non-Welded looks better but welded=HP. I'd sacrifice Looks for HP... usually!

I don't care so much for the brand name, I love them as seen on Jim Kaforskis beetle: welded, with the welded on material visible, so that it looks like snake skin! Porn to me!  ;D

I am partial to the short reversed manifolds. Probably because you dont see them as often as talls. Here are a few in my collection...

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deano & racetrim are very cool  :o

deano purple are my favorites

I LOVE those Race Trim manifolds but they really should be finished in Black wrinkle finish paint ;)

I've got a pair of Race Trim manifolds but they are for a pair of 40dcn's

Dont worry, they will be :)

Awsome - post some pic's once there done  ;D

I have to get them match ported first, which means I still need heads to match them to!  :P

yep I've gotta do that too which means taking the heads off my engine  :(

to be honest they could use a bit more porting  ;)

I'm in lovwe with my Deano short ones and the tall Empi ...
But better space in engineroom with short ones.

Deano and Race Trim manifolds have the same shape!!!!! There are only one difference.....the brand.......but they are super-cool 8)

I was thinking that but then I also got a pair of dds 40dcn manifolds and when compared to the race trim's the race trims have a much thicker base to them (around the bolt holes) but apart from that they are identical  :)

there isn't only the  manifold for 48  which can be cool  ::) i  find that manifold for weber 40dcnf and the other carburettors of this type were cool also  ;D, sometimes I say to myself that if I had to be made a small  engine , Just for cruising in town or in  caravan club rally , i would like to own one of these  ;D

Sorry Speedy, but you already have a small Engine... ;) ;) ;D ;D ;D

Frank

Hi Georg,

Like these... ;) :D ;D

Frank

if you are happy with your big engine $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ cool frank
small engine is cool too that's my point of view , and it's everything  ;)

those are almost exactly what I have  ;D ;D but mine are for the earlier 3 bolt type carbs - They rule!! they will work perfectly on a nicly set up 1641, just like mine ;)

Well, you did not get I....anyway, I'm happy thanxs... ;D ;D ;D

Frank

Hi guys just a quick one has any of you got any Race Trim manifolds for IDA.s for sale im after some.

Hmmm, sorry, but those aren´t for sale... ;)

Nice one go on then rub it in just coz i need them and you got them. :P

Have you already asked Kobus if maybe he has another pair of manifolds for you?

Kobus has everything   ;D ;D

short reverse IDA manifolds on my zwitter