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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - Weber IDA Manifold

Any EX racers out there got a Weber IDA inlet manifold for a 1275 tucked away that they would part with?

Maniflow do a fabricated steel one but ideally would like an alloy one.

Thanks Roy
R Mcknight

Roy

Sorry, not got one.

Sounds an intriguing project. What size IDA? Have you got a serious monster engine that needs a 48 carb?

Neither Eurorocarb or Webcon seem to stock one (only Weber downdraft inlet manifold stocked for n midget is for a DMTL as well as for the side-draft DCOE).

I remember a picture in one of the Spridget or hillclimb books of an IDA equipped Midget with the carb trumpets sticking out of the bonnet and notes about protruding into a low pressure area.

The downdraft IDAs seem more popular in flat 4 and V8 configurations. Favourites of VW beetle tuners years ago I remember.

Cheers
Mike
M Wood

Hi Mike

Have enough parts to think about a Frogeye build for hillclimbs and sprints. I have a 46IDA that I am thinking of using so thats what the manifold would be for.

Must be one out there somewhere.

Roy
R Mcknight

I used an IDA on my A35, as did many others.

I had some 35mm chokes made for it, though.
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This thread was discussed between 04/07/2015 and 05/07/2015

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