My 422 smallblock build

That was the right way to get what you had to work with sorted out.

It’s interesting that the left/right intake rockers look different from each other.
Probably a different “generation” of parts.

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One is Mopar Performance (Later ) others are Direct Connection ( Earlier ) stuff I have both new in original wrappers
The later MP ones are smoother to the touch also.