26 replies to this topic

[ANON]

I suspect that ANON, like myself, knows exactly what it is but I won't try and buy it off you for a bargain price.

so you're trying to say i want to con the op out of a manifold? arse wipe

[62S]

Are you saying that you don't know what it is?

[Dan]

This thread exists to ask members if anyone knows what this is. If you know, perhaps you could help?

[62S]

Here is a clue

[ace01]

Vortz Cooper Car Co. A lovely piece of work.

[okc78]

Thanks 62S and ace01, much appreciated. Any idea on its approximate age? Just out of curiosity.
I intend to keep and use myself on one of my minis.

[Dan]

I was looking through Cooper Car Co stuff and I couldn't see anything this short in anything I have or could find online, all the Formula Junior cars and other stuff had really long inlets. What cars were these used on?

[okc78]

As has already been said its obviously drilled for HS2 carbs but also has 11/4" sized ports at the carb face, there would be plenty of metal left in the casting to open to 11/2" to take the larger carbs.

[okc78]

Thanks to the pic an info given I found out a little on the Vortz racing facebook pag, lots of interesting stuff there. Looks like a Vortz formula R inlet? There is an R under the cooper logo in the casting.

[ace01]

At a guess I would say the manifold was made in '83/84. The Vortz Cooper Formula R cars were a real work of art.

[IainStallard]

Seen something like this before but cannot remember where

Edited by IainStallard, 19 April 2013 - 05:19 PM.

[okc78]

Thanks ace01, the Vortz manifold looks like a vast improvement on the standard AEG573/12G2463 I was previously intending on using.
Its a shame its not a bit older as it will probably end up on my mkII so won't be very period. I just need the air filter box to match now!