Am I stuck with O-ring intake?
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Am I stuck with O-ring intake?
I tell ya, I got the best friends. My Buddy gave me a S&S Super E Friday. Its going on a 72 Shovel. Has an Edelbrock Evo manifold on it. I need a manifold. Am I stuck with the crappy O-Ring style intake or can I upgrade to a 1977+ Flat-band (what do you call those...rubber bands?) style manifold? Probably not without welding on new exhaust ports but I thought Id ask.
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I will Not ... for any reason change whatever is on the heads... While I prefer O-rings... the rubberbands are just fine...All ya need to do is Use the Correct Band Clamps... or... Struggle on...
edit; By experience... in the Shop ... ie other folks Bikes... No way ya catch me with those damn nylon fillers ... ever... asking for problems...
Just do it Right...
edit; By experience... in the Shop ... ie other folks Bikes... No way ya catch me with those damn nylon fillers ... ever... asking for problems...
Just do it Right...
Last edited by Racepres; Jan 20, 2019 at 09:14 AM.
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they make a conversion kit for o ring - to the flat bands - it has a square plastic mimic o ring and then you use the flat rings - we only use the silicone red o rings today as they seal better and they don't crack like the rubber black OEM types
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Can you not use the flat band with correct band clamp on the o-ring manifold i.e. use the proper o-ring and clamp it with a band like a double seal?
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wont be hooking up the carb for a few weeks. I need to go through it and check the needle and jets and clean it up. Just finished a cam install and Im almost ready to fire it up. Should I put the pipes back on?
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This, the kit has 2 solid rings to take up the space the o-ring sat in and uses the bands & new clamps, works well I've installed a number of them. Just make sure you support the carb & air cleaner properly and they'll give you years of service.