motorcycle intake manifold

[Stuart Baly]

> From: cosmic.ray at juno.com (Raymond C Drouillard)
> Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 00:49:40 -0400
> Subject: Re: motorcycle intake manifold
>
> I used ordinary hose clamps on my Holley Pro-Jection setup without a
> problem.  Most of the connections aren't even beaded.  The secret is to
> slip about three inches (or more) hose over the tubing and to use two
> clamps.  It also helps if there is no room for the hose to blow off.
>
> I have been running this way for a year (15,000 miles or so) without a
> problem.
>
> Let's see... with 3/8" tubing... (3/16)^2 * 3.14159 * 60 = 6.63 Lbs.  I
> don't think that even fifty pounds would pull my double-clamped joints
> apart.
>

I was talking to an EFI mechanic a while back about this, and he reckoned 
either a ball bearing or a centre punch can be used to put a bit of a flare on 
the end of the tube. Just a bit more insurance.

Stuart.