2.5 petrol carb questions...

I'm new to this forum, but not new to landy's (Gawd help me). My latest acquisition after a 3 year landrover drought is a series3 powered by a 2.5 petrol engine out of a 90. I'm posting in this forum since I reckon all the 2.5 expertise will be here...
The landrover goes very well - too well, in fact. It's been fitted with an ACR power plus system, with custom manifold, single SU carb and custom exhaust downpipe. It's a whole new kettle of fish to accelerate up a motorway gradient in a series 3.

Thing is, I'd rather have the standard set up - then I know I can get spares, know I can adjust and repair it (don't know anything about SU's) etc. I've been having difficulty sourcing 2.5 petrol engines at breakers, so haven't been able to find a manifold and carb.

So my question is: will a standard series 3 manifold and carb fit the 2.5 petrol engine? I know I'll have to refit the mechanical throttle linkage, but apart from that, are there any other difficulties?

Or, does anyone know of a breaker with a 2.5 manifold and carb who's willing to post it?

(or, if anyone knows anything practical about the ACR system, any hints or tips would be greatly appreciated!)

i have a complete spare 2.5 weber with inlet and exhaust fanimold - where are yu based - good idea to change ya cp to show where yu live.

mite be interested in a swap?

yu can still use a cable throttle - my series 3 with petrol 2.5 uses a cable throttle.

Good idea about changing my CP - I'll get onto that. I live in Northern Ireland, hence the question about posting. As for the swap... might be an idea... The SU and manifolds would be simple to stick in a box... the downpipes might be more problematic. What condition is your carb in?

well one is on my engine. The spare one has come off a running engine. Condition - old but working.

old but working would be fine, I think.... a bit like myself. What's the connection like from the 2.5 carb to the downpipe? Would a normal series 3 downpipe fit, do you think?

I think we could do this swap, actually. i'm away for a couple of days now and have to rush but maybe we could tie this down when I'm back (sunday)? I'll send you some photos then, and would be obliged if you could do the same.

cheers

I've been thinking about this and I'm wondering about the downpipe: the existing setup has four individual pipes which flow from the head downwards, meeting just by the chassis, then joining to a single pipe. this is bolted to the standard series 3 intermediate pipe.
I've no experience of 2.5 petrols in series 3's: will a standard series 3 2.25 petrol down pipe work? Or would I have to get a 2.5 downpipe from a 90 or 110? And I've heard that series 3 manifolds etc can go straight onto the 2.5 head - is that the case?