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Anyone know where to find this manifold?

cnalbers

Donation Time
I have not seen this in the US. I have found it on a couple of supplier websites in the UK and UK ebay. Does anyone know where it's made and who makes it? Can it be found in the US?
 

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pruyter

Donation Time
This manifold looks very muchs like a manifold that belong to the so called Webcon conversion and is designed through a cooperation between both Webcon and the Sunbeam Alpine Owners Club in the UK. This conversion is supplied by Alpine Innovations i.e. Jerome Senn.

Regards,

Peter
 

alpine_64

Donation Time
Yes the UK webcon manifold.. Similar to design to the magnotesi one and the one made in New Zealand in the late 60s.

They sell this manifold and as a kit with carb linkage and air filter setup
 

cnalbers

Donation Time
This manifold looks very muchs like a manifold that belong to the so called Webcon conversion and is designed through a cooperation between both Webcon and the Sunbeam Alpine Owners Club in the UK. This conversion is supplied by Alpine Innovations i.e. Jerome Senn.

Regards,

Peter
Yeah, I contacted him. He wants $320 plus shipping. Ouch!
 

puff4

Platinum Level Sponsor
What was your setup before? Do you notice a significant difference?

It was a log-type Conversion Tuning Centre Ltd. manifold with an Italian Weber. Before that I had the dreaded Zenith-Strombergs.

The old Weber was a vast improvement on the ZS carbs, but it never tuned well because of the manifold design - fuel tends to condense out in the log section in cooler temps, and the overall flow was lousy by design.

I’ve literally JUST installed this new one and I’m doing a host of other repairs and component rebuilds at the same time, so it will be a couple of weeks before I give it a run.
 

puff4

Platinum Level Sponsor
Yeah, I contacted him. He wants $320 plus shipping. Ouch!

Well, how much would it cost you to cast one? ;)

I did a lot of internal work on my motor to improve the breathing and performance... the other setups just didn’t give the engine enough air - I’m hoping this will do the job. I really don’t want to go to the expense and tuning hassle of twin DCOE’s.
 

pruyter

Donation Time
This set works fanatastic. Just bolt it on and then only adjust the 32/36 DGV 5A Weber carburettor and drive and enjoy it. It gives an increase of about 17% more horspower, more economic driving and a stable idle. I have it installed on my Rapier series IV and I installed one on my brother Alpine series IV with a 1725 cc engine in it.

Regards,

Peter
 

pruyter

Donation Time
Although the testing for this kit has been executed with the use of a 1725 cc engine the jetting is the same for a 1592 cc engine and it works! My Rapier has a 1592 cc engine and my brothers Alpine has a 1725 cc engine and we use the same jetting which comes with the kit.
The jetting is as follows:

Primary main jet:14o
Secondary main jet: 135
Primary air correction: 165
Secondary air correction:160
Primary idle jet: 52
Secondary idle jet: 50
Primary emulsion tube: F6
Secondary emulsion tube: F6

I use an electric fuel pump with 3 lbs/inch pressure, but this kit runs fine without problemas if the standard fuel pump is used.

What I nearly forgot to tell is that you should better blank off the hole for PCV valve because the oil damp frustrates the mixture for cylinder 4 with the result of stalling when waiting for instance for a traffic light. It took me days to find out that the PCV valve was the culprit and later on Tim Raymond in the UK found the prove of it when his Alpine was tested on a rolling road. Jerome Senn will provide a grub screw to blank off the hole, this grub screw has the same thread as the one in the backside of the manifold where you could connect a hose for a vacuum gauge which I did. The engine breathing system can be altered in different ways.

Regards,

Peter
 
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nsbluenose

Silver Level Sponsor
Very useful info, thank you.
My 1725 with Weber 32/36 runs better at low speeds and idle with the choke on very slightly. It will sometimes stall at a traffic stop. Idle is set at roughly 1100 rpms.
Is there a particular jet I should look at first? No PVC openings, valve are properly set and timing correct.




Although the testing for this kit has been executed with the use of a 1725 cc engine the jetting is the same for a 1592 cc engine and it works! My Rapier has a 1592 cc engine and my brothers Alpine has a 1725 cc engine and we use the same jetting which comes with the kit.
The jetting is as follows:

Primary main jet:14o
Secondary main jet: 135
Primary air correction: 165
Secondary air correction:160
Primary idle jet: 52
Secondary idle jet: 50
Primary emulsion tube: F6
Secondary emulsion tube: F6

I use an electric fuel pump with 3 lbs/inch pressure, but this kit runs fine without problemas if the standard fuel pump is used.

What I nearly forgot to tell is that you should better blank off the hole for PCV valve because the oil damp frustrates the mixture for cylinder 4 with the result of stalling when waiting for instance for a traffic light. It took me days to find out that the PCV valve was the culprit and later on Tim Raymond in the UK found the prove of it when his Alpine was tested on a rolling road. Jerome Senn will provide a grub screw to blank off the hole, this grub screw has the same thread as the one in the backside of the manifold where you could connect a hose for a vacuum gauge which I did. The engine breathing system can be altered in different ways.

Regards,

Peter[/QUOTE]

QUOTE="pruyter, post: 197040, member: 10093"]Although the testing for this kit has been executed with the use of a 1725 cc engine the jetting is the same for a 1592 cc engine and it works! My Rapier has a 1592 cc engine and my brothers Alpine has a 1725 cc engine and we use the same jetting which comes with the kit.
The jetting is as follows:

Primary main jet:14o
Secondary main jet: 135
Primary air correction: 165
Secondary air correction:160
Primary idle jet: 52
Secondary idle jet: 50
Primary emulsion tube: F6
Secondary emulsion tube: F6

I use an electric fuel pump with 3 lbs/inch pressure, but this kit runs fine without problemas if the standard fuel pump is used.

What I nearly forgot to tell is that you should better blank off the hole for PCV valve because the oil damp frustrates the mixture for cylinder 4 with the result of stalling when waiting for instance for a traffic light. It took me days to find out that the PCV valve was the culprit and later on Tim Raymond in the UK found the prove of it when his Alpine was tested on a rolling road. Jerome Senn will provide a grub screw to blank off the hole, this grub screw has the same thread as the one in the backside of the manifold where you could connect a hose for a vacuum gauge which I did. The engine breathing system can be altered in different ways.

Regards,

Peter[/QUOTE]
Although the testing for this kit has been executed with the use of a 1725 cc engine the jetting is the same for a 1592 cc engine and it works! My Rapier has a 1592 cc engine and my brothers Alpine has a 1725 cc engine and we use the same jetting which comes with the kit.
The jetting is as follows:

Primary main jet:14o
Secondary main jet: 135
Primary air correction: 165
Secondary air correction:160
Primary idle jet: 52
Secondary idle jet: 50
Primary emulsion tube: F6
Secondary emulsion tube: F6

I use an electric fuel pump with 3 lbs/inch pressure, but this kit runs fine without problemas if the standard fuel pump is used.

What I nearly forgot to tell is that you should better blank off the hole for PCV valve because the oil damp frustrates the mixture for cylinder 4 with the result of stalling when waiting for instance for a traffic light. It took me days to find out that the PCV valve was the culprit and later on Tim Raymond in the UK found the prove of it when his Alpine was tested on a rolling road. Jerome Senn will provide a grub screw to blank off the hole, this grub screw has the same thread as the one in the backside of the manifold where you could connect a hose for a vacuum gauge which I did. The engine breathing system can be altered in different ways.

Regards,

Peter
Although the testing for this kit has been executed with the use of a 1725 cc engine the jetting is the same for a 1592 cc engine and it works! My Rapier has a 1592 cc engine and my brothers Alpine has a 1725 cc engine and we use the same jetting which comes with the kit.
The jetting is as follows:

Primary main jet:14o
Secondary main jet: 135
Primary air correction: 165
Secondary air correction:160
Primary idle jet: 52
Secondary idle jet: 50
Primary emulsion tube: F6
Secondary emulsion tube: F6

I use an electric fuel pump with 3 lbs/inch pressure, but this kit runs fine without problemas if the standard fuel pump is used.

What I nearly forgot to tell is that you should better blank off the hole for PCV valve because the oil damp frustrates the mixture for cylinder 4 with the result of stalling when waiting for instance for a traffic light. It took me days to find out that the PCV valve was the culprit and later on Tim Raymond in the UK found the prove of it when his Alpine was tested on a rolling road. Jerome Senn will provide a grub screw to blank off the hole, this grub screw has the same thread as the one in the backside of the manifold where you could connect a hose for a vacuum gauge which I did. The engine breathing system can be altered in different ways.

Regards,

Peter
 

pruyter

Donation Time
I should look first for an air leak, idle should be about 800 rpm. And certainly the engine should not run on the choke with both low speeds and on idle. It shows that the mixture is to weak which can be caused by an air leak.

Regards,

Peter
 

pruyter

Donation Time
Jerome Senn admitted to me, when we had a phone call about this, that the place of the PCV valve (the hole in the manifold) is a design fault which can be rectified by a kind of a adaptor but that should making rise the price of the kit to much.

Regards,

Peter
 

Alpine 1789

SAOCA President
Diamond Level Sponsor
I’ve literally JUST installed this new one and I’m doing a host of other repairs and component rebuilds at the same time, so it will be a couple of weeks before I give it a run.
Please report back when you get the car out. I will be interested hearing in how this compares to the Conversion Tuning Centre Ltd. manifold.
 

Tim R

Silver Level Sponsor
Guys,
As Pruyter says above we found the PCV valve problem by setting up an Alpine on a rolling road. The original Series V design introduced the PCV and the load for this was shared between all four cylinders. On the Webcon development manifold the PCV screws directly into the intake for Cylinder No 4 only.
The first car we fitted it to was a Series IV Automatic and it constantly stalled on pulling away. The rolling road guy found the problem within 30 seconds! Once the hole was blanked and the PCV valve does away with, the car ran superbly.
We own three Alpines, two are fitted with the Webcon conversion. It replaced Strombergs on one car and a Weber 28/32 and Log Manifold on the other one. If you pair this carb and manifold with a good quality electronic ignition you can fit and forget. Maintenance on the car is reduced to setting tappets, changing oils and generally keeping things lubricated. The car simply stays in tune permanently.
The performance is immediately and very noticeably increased, there is no more topping up oil dashpots or worrying about split diaphragms, no more running rich on cylinders 1 and 4, you just turn the key and go. My own car has a non-overdrive back axle and an overdrive gearbox, running 165/80 13 tyres. It will sit on the motorway at 80mph without complaint and shows around 2,900 revs at a steady 70mph.
In terms of miles per gallon, we drive our cars 'enthusiastically' but consistently return 35-37mpg (UK gallons). The best full tank figure that I have achieved was 41mpg but I was running in and never took it above 60mph or accelerated hard during this time.
The carb set up that Jerome at Alpine Innovations sells is complete, you just unbolt the old and put the new carb and manifold on. One of our cars runs on the mechanical fuel pump, the other uses a low pressure electric, both are fine. I can't recommend this conversion highly enough.
(I have no connection with Jerome other than being a satisfied customer by the way).

Tim R
 
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