1500 conversion question

Craig · Mar 16, 2007

I'm looking for a 1500 exhaust manafold for a 1500 conversion in my
Amphicar. What are the differences from one year to another? I have
Hugh's high performance exhaust and hope it will be compatable. Is
there a particular year I should be looking for or will any 1500
exhaust manafold work?

Craig in Alaska (With a Cabo tan)
Red 66

Craig · Mar 16, 2007

I'm looking for a 1500 exhaust manafold for a 1500 conversion in my
Amphicar. What are the differences from one year to another? I have
Hugh's high performance exhaust and hope it will be compatable. Is
there a particular year I should be looking for or will any 1500
exhaust manafold work?

Craig in Alaska (With a Cabo tan)
Red 66

Don Ross10 · Mar 16, 2007

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I used Hues Muffler, and had to buy the J tube extra, I ask Hue to enclud it in the Muffler ,
but so far he hassen:t . Or go to a muffler shop and have one made.
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I'm looking for a 1500 exhaust manafold for a 1500 conversion in my
Amphicar. What are the differences from one year to another? I have
Hugh's high performance exhaust and hope it will be compatable. Is
there a particular year I should be looking for or will any 1500
exhaust manafold work?

Craig in Alaska (With a Cabo tan)
Red 66

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Don Ross10 · Mar 16, 2007

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I used Hues Muffler, and had to buy the J tube extra, I ask Hue to enclud it in the Muffler ,
but so far he hassen:t . Or go to a muffler shop and have one made.
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I'm looking for a 1500 exhaust manafold for a 1500 conversion in my
Amphicar. What are the differences from one year to another? I have
Hugh's high performance exhaust and hope it will be compatable. Is
there a particular year I should be looking for or will any 1500
exhaust manafold work?

Craig in Alaska (With a Cabo tan)
Red 66

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John Friese · Mar 16, 2007

Craig,

I'm not sure what years they were used on but you want the cast iron
version of the manifold and not the header type.

John Friese

--- In amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com, "Craig" <taylorcm@...> wrote:
>
> I'm looking for a 1500 exhaust manafold for a 1500 conversion in my
> Amphicar. What are the differences from one year to another? I have
> Hugh's high performance exhaust and hope it will be compatable. Is
> there a particular year I should be looking for or will any 1500
> exhaust manafold work?
>
> Craig in Alaska (With a Cabo tan)
> Red 66
>

John Friese · Mar 16, 2007

Craig,

I'm not sure what years they were used on but you want the cast iron
version of the manifold and not the header type.

John Friese

--- In amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com, "Craig" <taylorcm@...> wrote:
>
> I'm looking for a 1500 exhaust manafold for a 1500 conversion in my
> Amphicar. What are the differences from one year to another? I have
> Hugh's high performance exhaust and hope it will be compatable. Is
> there a particular year I should be looking for or will any 1500
> exhaust manafold work?
>
> Craig in Alaska (With a Cabo tan)
> Red 66
>

a_colo_native · Mar 16, 2007

Craig -

I believe you want the Trimph MK-III (1963-ish) exhaust manifold. It
is the only one that exits straight down rather than at an angle.
I have a built 1500 that will be going in my driver one day.
Ported/polished, pro built for the high RPMs an Amphi will provide.

John Bevins

--- In amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com, "Craig" <taylorcm@...> wrote:
>
> I'm looking for a 1500 exhaust manafold for a 1500 conversion in my
> Amphicar. What are the differences from one year to another? I have
> Hugh's high performance exhaust and hope it will be compatable. Is
> there a particular year I should be looking for or will any 1500
> exhaust manafold work?
>
> Craig in Alaska (With a Cabo tan)
> Red 66
>

a_colo_native · Mar 16, 2007

Craig -

I believe you want the Trimph MK-III (1963-ish) exhaust manifold. It
is the only one that exits straight down rather than at an angle.
I have a built 1500 that will be going in my driver one day.
Ported/polished, pro built for the high RPMs an Amphi will provide.

John Bevins

--- In amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com, "Craig" <taylorcm@...> wrote:
>
> I'm looking for a 1500 exhaust manafold for a 1500 conversion in my
> Amphicar. What are the differences from one year to another? I have
> Hugh's high performance exhaust and hope it will be compatable. Is
> there a particular year I should be looking for or will any 1500
> exhaust manafold work?
>
> Craig in Alaska (With a Cabo tan)
> Red 66
>

John Friese · Mar 17, 2007

John & Craig,

You don't want a manifold that exits straight down, you want it to
have a slant towards the front of the car so that the exhause pipe
will clear the Amphi floor. That exhaust header has a bigger opening
than the original so you need a pipe that is bigger from the manifold
to the muffler. Hugh sells something that's a starting point to work
with but I have a local muffler guy fabricate and weld the whole thing
together. The whole deal, exhause pipe, muffer and tailpipe come out
as one unit.

I think the years were around 67 - 70 for the cast manifold. Triumph
was still using the 1147 in 1963.

John Friese

--- In amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com, "a_colo_native" <rma@...> wrote:
>
> Craig -
>
> I believe you want the Trimph MK-III (1963-ish) exhaust manifold. It
> is the only one that exits straight down rather than at an angle.
> I have a built 1500 that will be going in my driver one day.
> Ported/polished, pro built for the high RPMs an Amphi will provide.
>
> John Bevins
>
>
> --- In amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com, "Craig" <taylorcm@> wrote:
> >
> > I'm looking for a 1500 exhaust manafold for a 1500 conversion in my
> > Amphicar. What are the differences from one year to another? I have
> > Hugh's high performance exhaust and hope it will be compatable. Is
> > there a particular year I should be looking for or will any 1500
> > exhaust manafold work?
> >
> > Craig in Alaska (With a Cabo tan)
> > Red 66
> >
>

John Friese · Mar 17, 2007

John & Craig,

You don't want a manifold that exits straight down, you want it to
have a slant towards the front of the car so that the exhause pipe
will clear the Amphi floor. That exhaust header has a bigger opening
than the original so you need a pipe that is bigger from the manifold
to the muffler. Hugh sells something that's a starting point to work
with but I have a local muffler guy fabricate and weld the whole thing
together. The whole deal, exhause pipe, muffer and tailpipe come out
as one unit.

I think the years were around 67 - 70 for the cast manifold. Triumph
was still using the 1147 in 1963.

John Friese

--- In amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com, "a_colo_native" <rma@...> wrote:
>
> Craig -
>
> I believe you want the Trimph MK-III (1963-ish) exhaust manifold. It
> is the only one that exits straight down rather than at an angle.
> I have a built 1500 that will be going in my driver one day.
> Ported/polished, pro built for the high RPMs an Amphi will provide.
>
> John Bevins
>
>
> --- In amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com, "Craig" <taylorcm@> wrote:
> >
> > I'm looking for a 1500 exhaust manafold for a 1500 conversion in my
> > Amphicar. What are the differences from one year to another? I have
> > Hugh's high performance exhaust and hope it will be compatable. Is
> > there a particular year I should be looking for or will any 1500
> > exhaust manafold work?
> >
> > Craig in Alaska (With a Cabo tan)
> > Red 66
> >
>

Taylor, Craig M. · Mar 17, 2007

RE: Re: 1500 conversion question

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Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007
7:41 AM

To:
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Subject: [amphicar-lovers] Re:
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John & Craig,

You don't want a manifold that exits straight down, you want it to

have a slant towards the front of the car so that the exhause pipe

will clear the Amphi floor. That exhaust header has a bigger opening

than the original so you need a pipe that is bigger from the manifold

to the muffler. Hugh sells something that's a starting point to work

with but I have a local muffler guy fabricate and weld the whole thing

together. The whole deal, exhause pipe, muffer and tailpipe come out

as one unit.

I think the years were around 67 - 70 for the cast manifold. Triumph

was still using the 1147 in 1963.

John Friese

--- In amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com,
"a_colo_native" <rma@...> wrote:

>

> Craig -

>

> I believe you want the Trimph MK-III (1963-ish) exhaust manifold. It

> is the only one that exits straight down rather than at an angle.

> I have a built 1500 that will be going in my driver one day.

> Ported/polished, pro built for the high RPMs an Amphi will provide.

>

> John Bevins

>

>

> --- In amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com,
"Craig" <taylorcm@> wrote:

> >

> > I'm looking for a 1500 exhaust manafold for a 1500 conversion in my

> > Amphicar. What are the differences from one year to another? I have

> > Hugh's high performance exhaust and hope it will be compatable. Is

> > there a particular year I should be looking for or will any 1500

> > exhaust manafold work?

> >

> > Craig in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1

lace w:st="on">Alaska</st1

lace></st1:state>
(With a Cabo tan)

> > Red 66

> >

><o

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>

Taylor, Craig M. · Mar 17, 2007

RE: Re: 1500 conversion question

<table bgcolor="white" lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="blue">
<div class="Section1">
Thanks guys…. Is the one I want
something like this one on Ebay?<o

></o

>
<o

></o

>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TRIUMPH-SPITFIRE-LATE-1500-1975-1980-EXHAUST-MANIFOLD_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34203QQitemZ130090894888QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW<o

></o

>
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>
As opposed to this one from an MG Midget?<o

></o

>
<o

></o

>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MG-MIDGET-1500-EXHAUST-MANIFOLD_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6763QQitemZ130089186109QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW<o

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From: amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of John Friese

Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007
7:41 AM

To:
amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com

Subject: [amphicar-lovers] Re:
1500 conversion question<o

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John & Craig,

You don't want a manifold that exits straight down, you want it to

have a slant towards the front of the car so that the exhause pipe

will clear the Amphi floor. That exhaust header has a bigger opening

than the original so you need a pipe that is bigger from the manifold

to the muffler. Hugh sells something that's a starting point to work

with but I have a local muffler guy fabricate and weld the whole thing

together. The whole deal, exhause pipe, muffer and tailpipe come out

as one unit.

I think the years were around 67 - 70 for the cast manifold. Triumph

was still using the 1147 in 1963.

John Friese

--- In amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com,
"a_colo_native" <rma@...> wrote:

>

> Craig -

>

> I believe you want the Trimph MK-III (1963-ish) exhaust manifold. It

> is the only one that exits straight down rather than at an angle.

> I have a built 1500 that will be going in my driver one day.

> Ported/polished, pro built for the high RPMs an Amphi will provide.

>

> John Bevins

>

>

> --- In amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com,
"Craig" <taylorcm@> wrote:

> >

> > I'm looking for a 1500 exhaust manafold for a 1500 conversion in my

> > Amphicar. What are the differences from one year to another? I have

> > Hugh's high performance exhaust and hope it will be compatable. Is

> > there a particular year I should be looking for or will any 1500

> > exhaust manafold work?

> >

> > Craig in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1

lace w:st="on">Alaska</st1

lace></st1:state>
(With a Cabo tan)

> > Red 66

> >

><o

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