Agreed. I've had more Edelbrock stuff delivered than I can remember and it always came in their nice boxes....
As to the OPs problem, sucks but that looks like most Edelbrock intakes I've ever gotten. Just my luck maybe?
I have to wonder though, is that mismatch because of the manifold or the...
HP has zero to do with rocker selection IMO...it's all about the springs you'll be running. I like Hughes now for anything that doesn't require a steel rocker but any decent aluminum arm including the Mancini cheapy is fine unless you're needing open pressures of 700 and up (just my own general...
Burn that rubber!:thumbsup:
What "I" do when setting the side clearence is use four feeler gauges of the same size, (of whatever clearance I'm shooting for) and leave them in place next to each pair while I line things up and tighten the bolts. That way stuff can't shift around and close up the...
Just an academic question here, but can the factory A/C be used as-is (except for brackets which I assume would need changed) when swapping the /6 in a '73 Duster to a B or RB engine? Howsbout a small block? Thanks!
Yessir...dry hump 'em all the way!:D
I bought a Lisle-brand tool years ago, and of course became 'cam bearing guy' lol...and have never had an issue after install doing them dry. Oh sure, I've had to scrape and/or use the cutter cam, and sometimes I might smooth a little chamfer on the journals...
Better to be "too tall" and "too tight", that just means they left you room fer fittin'! Too short or loose and you'da been hosed. Cutting metal is easy; putting it back not so much!:rolleyes: