It seems like blocking the exhaust crossover might also help with heat soak issues that are mentioned when running edelbrock carbs even if a heat insulator gasket is installed? If running a 1406, wouldnt it be redundant having an electric choke and using the exhaust crossover to heat the carb up on cold starts? I'm wondering if I could get away with blocking off the exhaust crossover even though I live in the PNW (near Seattle as most people know where that is).
