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Post by AntMan on Oct 22, 2007 14:16:24 GMT
Hi there people, want to do abit of tuning to my little 998 engine and going to fit a new better air filter but was wondering if its worth fitting a LCB manifold to replace the old standard one already fitted!?! Ant  |
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Post by Stephen on Oct 22, 2007 15:07:53 GMT
only if you have the car set up afterwards on a rolling road
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Post by AntMan on Oct 22, 2007 16:02:58 GMT
Yup thats what i planned to do, get Gerald Dale to fit it for me and at the same time new air filter so do both together on rolling road!! So is it worth it then!?! Ant |
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Post by Stephen on Oct 22, 2007 19:48:10 GMT
yep, better to get a maniflow one if you can afford it
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Post by AntMan on Oct 22, 2007 20:03:29 GMT
Hehe the one i will be getting is a maniflow one ;D  !!! Cheers Stephen, Ant |
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Post by mccarefree on Oct 26, 2007 17:20:46 GMT
Def worth it. Should give you an extra 20% peak HP when it's been set up (if the rest of the engine is in good order).
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Post by AntMan on Nov 3, 2007 21:43:28 GMT
Cheers people  , got myself a set of twin SU carbs over the weekend and just wondering how much power increase would i get overall with twin carbs and LCB manifold!?! Ant |
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Post by MiniGT5 on Nov 4, 2007 5:50:16 GMT
Depends on what other mods you have done to a 998 I would guess twins are a bit of an overkill, unless they are only twin 1 1/4" but they should increase the responsiveness anyway
N :-)
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Post by Bean Machine!!! on Nov 4, 2007 12:55:52 GMT
yeah but good luck getting insurance u will find most place wont insure you i ahd that problem and i haveing been driving a year and with 1 years no claim bonus
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Post by Stephen on Nov 4, 2007 13:09:00 GMT
dont tell them? can't see as though i could ever afford to claim on insurance anyway
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Post by MiniGT5 on Nov 5, 2007 9:35:46 GMT
Last time my mini was written off - not my fault... I had to claim on sombody else's insurance, there insurance company came round and did a full inspection on the car which included crowbar open the bonnet and removing the cyl head!!! so even if you dont claim on your insurance they may check anyway.
It was fairly obvious the car was modded as it had a full rollcage etc. so that might have raised their susspesions
N :-)
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Post by maverick on Nov 24, 2007 22:55:59 GMT
beany what size engine have you got in your clubby?? what makes you say they wont insure you?
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Post by maverick on Nov 24, 2007 22:57:39 GMT
o yea ant man? have you got an air filter in mind if your keeping the single carb? i have a near new K & n rep. (no difference apart from there isnt KN engraved in it.) sitting in my garage. if you want it?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2007 23:08:18 GMT
No way will you get 20% extra from a lcb or any other manifold, maybe 5% if you are lucky. There are many other things you can do to make it breath better. Better air filter, less restrictive exhaust box, even just a better spark would help.
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Post by mccarefree on Dec 8, 2007 16:56:22 GMT
Not so! We fitted a stage 1 kit to Alex's standard 998 Mayfair. It comprised a Maniflow Cooper Freeflow manifold and full system, a cast alloy inlet manifold which I polished out a bit and a refurbed/flowed HS4 carb with K&N. After a run up on a Rolling road, including a needle change and a timing tweak, it put out 50HP. Standard is 42 so 8HP increase was 20% and it really sparkles for a little one. I was surprised myself but Gerald Dale's rollers confirmed the figure.
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, got myself a set of twin SU carbs over the weekend and just wondering how much power increase would i get overall with twin carbs and LCB manifold!?!
