I am aware of the concepts that Hustler presented. However, the TFS manifold is a very good way of installing an EFI conversion on a Cleveland cheaply. I thought about the clearance issue, and I remembered that this guy did it without a problem, using a Windsor manifold:
http://www.fordmuscle.com/arch...005/12/ClevelandEFI/
I'm sure there's another place he talks about it, but I can't find it right away.
Notice that the manifold has the same upper piece. I'll look into the height of the lower manifold for the Windsor to compare.
I would love to be able to use a Megasquirt III fuel injection computer, the TFS manifold, etc, and run throttle-body or mass air flow fuel injection. The beauty of the MS III is that with a cam position sensor, you can run all of this as well as distributorless ignition for around $600 for the computer, assembled by someone else and not in kit form. I'm not opposed to using a single-plane spider-type manifold with an elbow conversion, but the TFS just looks cleaner and has long runners for extra bottom-end torque.
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