Tecumseh intakes
- Thread starter Skipp
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remember the engine is at 20 degrees. if you flatten the engine, the intake is pretty damn level. it's a straight shot. i mean com'on... look at a stock tecumseh intake! christ it's in the shape of an "S" !! this is about as straight as it gets. And i don't like to lower the carb either. because it gets in the way of other stuff, and it's easier to work on if you need to change a jet. it's better to have it tucked up. trust me... i've done about 25 of these things. this ain't my first rodeo.
there's a lot of room here for different approaches. i like my approach as it's direct and pretty clean looking. On my picture i usually use a 90 degree elbow on the throttle cable to avoid an issue, i just had not implemented it yet. Positioning the carb where i do allows easy access to the choke lever (and it doesn't hit the torque converter cover), and i can get the float bowl off for maintenance or jet change easily. i don't really like Tecumseh's original intake manifolds as they have a lot of bends, and they basically move the carb under the exhaust and to the other side of the motor, and down. This makes simple maintenance harder, as there isn't enough room to work (without removing the carb from the engine.) I'm sure tecumseh positioned the carb this way for a good reason, but it doesn't work for me personally.
I scored this from markus a couple of years ago. Made by GEM, aluminum, forces the exhaust into somewhat of an elbow, but that will be fine for building torque. Intake was hogged out as far as it will go, exhaust less so, RTT exhaust flange, .235 lift (actual) on a MCR cam specially ground. Shroud was destined for the scrap bin, but I was able to weld it back up on my lowest setting. Billet rod and Delray's Briggs and Stratton valve train parts, fresh seat cuts, etc. .010 over new piston and rings. No bike for it yet.
