FordFanatic Well-known member Joined Feb 28, 2011 Messages 50 Location Maine Jan 2, 2013 #1 On a SBC does anyone know what the angle is between the crank centerline and the plane of the intake manifold ?
On a SBC does anyone know what the angle is between the crank centerline and the plane of the intake manifold ?
Old Iron Well-known member Joined May 19, 2011 Messages 15,297 Location Willard Mo. Jan 2, 2013 #2 3 to 4 degrees
sneakysnake "There’s nothing new in originality" Joined Dec 25, 2009 Messages 2,701 Location Oklahoma Jan 3, 2013 #4 Maybe Im not understanding the Q, but the cylinders are 90* so everything is 45* from center.
05snopro440 Well-known member Joined Sep 18, 2012 Messages 5,179 Location Sherwood Park, Alberta Jan 3, 2013 #5 Wouldn't crank centerline and manifold be parallel?
FordFanatic Well-known member Joined Feb 28, 2011 Messages 50 Location Maine Jan 3, 2013 #6 05snopro440 said: Wouldn't crank centerline and manifold be parallel? Click to expand... Nope !
Dirtyrat Got Fins? Joined Aug 3, 2011 Messages 6,007 Location Shelby Twp., MI Jan 3, 2013 #7 Correct, not all manifolds are setup flat. If the vehicle had the engine tipped back, many of the intake manifolds were made to level the carbs...
Correct, not all manifolds are setup flat. If the vehicle had the engine tipped back, many of the intake manifolds were made to level the carbs...
O oldracer22 Well-known member Joined May 19, 2012 Messages 71 Location Indiana Jan 3, 2013 #8 Carb flange is angled 4 degrees from crank centerline on a stock SBC manifold.
sneakysnake "There’s nothing new in originality" Joined Dec 25, 2009 Messages 2,701 Location Oklahoma Jan 4, 2013 #9 Ah the "horizonal" not the "vertical"