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Hi guys I’ve been offered this 2 into 1 manifold and carb do you think this would work as in the shape etc, thanks in advance
 

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IMO not very well:
  • Different inlet lengths. This may work if you had plenty of power and wanted maximum torque to peak at different revs and the lengths were tuned accordingly but...
  • Having a right angle isn't going to make for a smooth path for the incoming mixture.
  • There appears to be a step in the RH leg where the 'T' links to the right angled bend. Unless this is smoothed internally then it is likely to cause turbulence.
  • It isn't very pleasing to the eye.
Something like this is, IMO, more likely to yield better results.

But, if you aren't too fussed about power delivery and someone is giving it to you then why not. Happy to be proved wrong if it works.
 
Ummmhhh, at the risk of being rude, why would you want that? If were free or close to it, I would certainly take if for the Mikuni that's attached to it, but I would bin the rest. The Mikuni could then be used on a proper single carb manifold as suggested by @ Max Midnight.
I was offered it at a low price but I was worried about the flow etc and the look of it to be honest I thought I would ask though
 
I was offered it at a low price but I was worried about the flow etc and the look of it to be honest I thought I would ask though
Well, no harm in asking. I share your concerns about flow and its aesthetics leave somewhat to be desired in my opinion, unless you are aiming for a steampunk look and are indifferent to performance.
 
I was offered it at a low price but I was worried about the flow etc and the look of it to be honest I thought I would ask though

20 bucks??

I’m sure you’ll need to change all the jets

If that set up is any indication of the rest of the bike I wouldn’t expect it to be close to a proper set up.
 
Maybe the plumbing can be rebuilt a little better.
The bend nearest connects to the T at the far side of the picture turning it 90 degrees making it symmetrical
and get another 90 degrees for the far side

I Used to work at construction sites and colleagues there could have done it quickly
Dont know about those parts some of them are difficult to weld
 
Two into one with unequal runner lengths ? Genuinely dumb idea.
Not necessarily. It has been used in the past on four cylinder engines (Yamaha?) to spread the torque over a larger rev. range.
However, the lengths would have been arrived at following extensive dyno testing...not by a trip to the plumbers merchant. :unsure:
 
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