Cox Tee Dee.049/.051: Front Intake Position

Hello Fellow Cox Users:

I own a few Cox Tee Dee .049 & .051 engines, both brand-new (1990's variety).

I'm curious if the plastic front intake section can be rotated, or pivoted, sideways (upon it's horizontal axis)? Such that the actual intake is 90 degrees (either "09:00 o'clock" or "03:00 o'clock" position)? I've yet to actually disassemble one of these Cox engines, I thought I'd ask first.

I'm planning to use these engines for a 1/2A RC Boat kit, a Dumas Short Stuff (fiberglass) Deep Vee kit. I have a Profi (.8cc) tuned-pipe. Also an original Tatone Tee Dee .049 muffler/manifold. I was hoping the front intake section could rotate (to the side) such that I can route the Tatone manifold & Profi tuned-pipe forward, straight back?

NO
It will then block off the intake opening in the crankcase...the crankcase on a Medallion or TeeDee, being one piece, are designed for front rotary intake---- that is a fixed opening in the aluminum crankcase and intake charge TIMED by the size and location of the opening in the hollow crank shaft
Thus the plastic (or aftermarket aluminum ) venturi must be positioned as designed and is not rotatable

BTW the OLD plastic Medallion or TeeDee carbs are delicate and easily damaged....MECOA has some replacements as well as some, hard to find, E-Bay aluminum repros

And here on CEF are several threads on repairing a cracked TeeDee carb