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12A, 13B, intake manifolds. Different?

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Old 01-29-03, 10:26 PM
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12A, 13B, intake manifolds. Different?

Does anyone know what the difference is?
I'm not talking about stock, but if you were buying a sidedraft manifold.

I bought a manifold that the seller told me was a 13B manifold. A 4-port. When I got a 12A manifold for my car, they looked exactly the same.
Old 01-29-03, 10:32 PM
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I bet the 13B manifold is wider because of the wider rotor housings. Check where the holes in the manifolds would hit.

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Even if you're not talking about stock manifolds, this link will show the differences as the block sees them and should provide a clue as to why it won't work...

Intake Manifold Differences

Oops...my bad...the link concerns only 13B manifolds....

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That's what I thought, because I put both the 12A manifold and the 13B one together and they are the same size. Maybe this seller guy was wrong.
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Sounds like your seller may not have known what he was talking about. BTW, there is an adapter to mate a 12A manifold to a 13B block, I think Racing Bleat sells 'em, or at least they used to. I have a friend who used one on his 13b converted RX3 wagon and it worked well for him.
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How much does that adapter plate cost? I was figuring I could just have one made from some steel at a local machine shop. Just use the gaskets as a template.
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I'm not sure what they cost, I'm pretty sure they were aluminum, though. It wouldn't be hard to have one made by any competent machinist. It does add a little length to the runners, which is worth consideration, as that will affect the power curve somewhat.




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