07-06-2017, 09:22 PM
Yes, Brian, some guys found this out the hard way back in days of yore. Everyone had bought Reed Eng. Homelite manifolds, and when the Go Power cage came out, they tried to switch the four-petal out for the new style reed. They soon found out that the steel Go Power petals wouldn't take the stress. A number of them broke, and a few pistons were ruined. The vast majority of our locals opted for the Van Tech manifold, with a few of them going for the even better Hovey manifold. That minority were smarter than I was. I stuck with the Van Tech, but Pop used the Hovey. If I were building a third port Mac today, I'd use the Hovey. I have a really clean one in the shop if I ever get around to finishing my Mc5. Ted