Ever gotten money back from a machine shop?

[j par]

That's funny. You do so much porting work that it turns into a thin piece of aluminum foil LOL maybe instead of all that porting you can just push luminum foil over the top of it and make a template?

The problem is when you port the intake, the bolts are strong enough but the manifold isn't.

Don't ask how I know. It's a bunch of welding to fix it. When I port an intake I make sure I write on the receipt do not pick up engine by intake manifold.

 

[yellow rose]

That's funny. You do so much porting work that it turns into a thin piece of aluminum foil LOL maybe instead of all that porting you can just push luminum foil over the top of it and make a template?

Depends on the application and the intake.

Sometimes you can't get them big enough. At this point, I wish I would have done more welding on mine. My first calculations said I could squeak by, but in the end, I made it thin. Next one, I'll weld it up a bunch more before grinding.


To the OP, glad he took care of you.

 

[j par]

Thank you hosehead!!
For having me over to your home,
Letting me play on your car, (I can't use the "W" word, I'm on vacation!)
Showering me with mopar gifts,
and the ride in that "BAD WAMMA JAMMA" B-body!
Very much a highlight of my trip.
hosehead's new motor is now officially Jpar approved

 

[hosehead]

Thank you hosehead!!
For having me over to your home,
Letting me play on your car, (I can't use the "W" word, I'm on vacation!)
Showering me with mopar gifts,
and the ride in that "BAD WAMMA JAMMA" B-body!
Very much a highlight of my trip.
hosehead's new motor is now officially Jpar approved
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And thank you for all the help! We figured it all out!! Now to head to the track! Will post some time slips soon!!