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dellorto sidedrafts vs dellorto down drafts

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 6:56 pm
by MR1200
i scored myself a set of drla 48mm dellorto downdarfts there choked to 34mm.
and i was wondering whats the pros and cons of downs?
and the pros and cons of sides?
any advice would be mint
cheers toby

Re: dellorto sidedrafts vs dellorto down drafts

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:20 pm
by Bartman
with downdrafts, the charge has to change direction before it can enter the cylinder.
So they aren't quite as performance as sidies. They still work well and sound good though.

Re: dellorto sidedrafts vs dellorto down drafts

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:39 pm
by MR1200
the cost me a12 good deal??? they hav never been used and is there any other pros and cons

Re: dellorto sidedrafts vs dellorto down drafts

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:25 pm
by Bartman
In dunno if you can get an off the shelf manifold for them, so I guess that would be a con.

Re: dellorto sidedrafts vs dellorto down drafts

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 3:46 pm
by DylPhil7
Con: they dont look as cool
Pro: you can keep it looking original under the hood...but with more power, sleeper :burnout:

Re: dellorto sidedrafts vs dellorto down drafts

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 6:20 pm
by MR1200
Dyl Phill wrote:Con: they dont look as cool
Pro: you can keep it looking original under the hood...but with more power, sleeper :burnout:

haha a ga16 under the hood of a 1200 kinda looks outa place!!!!

next question can u mount them on a slight angle???

Re: dellorto sidedrafts vs dellorto down drafts

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:12 pm
by 510BRE
MR1200 wrote:
Dyl Phill wrote:Con: they dont look as cool
Pro: you can keep it looking original under the hood...but with more power, sleeper :burnout:

haha a ga16 under the hood of a 1200 kinda looks outa place!!!!

next question can u mount them on a slight angle???
not much angle it will upset float levels

Re: dellorto sidedrafts vs dellorto down drafts

Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 9:07 am
by Bartman
Are you gonna remove the efi in favour of carbs Toby?
I'd stick with the EFI if I were you. Plus it makes the implimentation of forced induction easier later on.

Re: dellorto sidedrafts vs dellorto down drafts

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:44 pm
by MR1200
ha thats the first thing that went in the bin

Re: dellorto sidedrafts vs dellorto down drafts

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:34 pm
by DylPhil7
what did you do with the efi????