OST-028: Redline it baby....

[oldeskewltoy]

Now that the pistons are finalized and being built, its time to return my focus towards the head.

oldeskewltoy Wrote:The Redline DCOE manifold.... Do to spacing... cyl 1 and 4 have a heavy taper and so valve #2 and #7 actually measure 2.35" (59mm).

....looking at the problem from a different perspective....




The red lines represent the air path from the carb mount flange to the valves. The carb spacing is wider than the ports, and leads to the awkward set up you see.........







So I got to thinking..... what if.....






So last night I made this......





besides showing the mismatches between manifold, delete plate and head... it does do what I was thinking.... AND it dramatizes what the problem is...







I'm just not sure.... so I'll be getting a few opinions.........


To answer a few questions up front... 1) nothing has been ported yet so these are not the final pieces... 2) The rubber would still not be the final part The rubber would be the mold to make the final part. Each piece would have an external screw, as well as epoxy for final mounting.....?????