Weiand Stealth 8022 - bad ports, can it be fixed or should I send back?

cactusspines said
I just got back from a hour long wait and two transfers on Jegs customer service line to get my return started and then dropped it off at a Fed Ex Facility.

Looks like I am going to get an Air Gap from Edelbrock instead.

I don't mind having port work done, but I don't want to question how bad the core shift is to get it where it should be flowing out of the box

The Air Gap is a bolt-on and go for most, others could find fault with it too.... but it’s a nice piece, the new Weiands need either cleaning up if using 318 heads, or opening up and tapering if using 340/360 heads, it’s just a matter of how much grinding you have to do to get it in shape. Crap shoot if the next one they sent would be any better. The Air Gap is well known to be a better intake ootb anyways. Nice port windows on this here AG ootb: