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Have the exhaust faces machined down 35 thou.=C2=A0 Being both Maniflo the=
y should have matched thicknan.=C2=A0 I have the LCB header (I don't know w=
ho makes it) on my 1275 and a Titan intake manifold for my single HIF44 car=
b.=C2=A0 They match perfectly. Supposed to be a standard thickness for the =
flanges.=20
Mike MacLean
On Saturday, September 5, 2020, 11:22:59 AM PDT, Hal Faulkner via Sprid=
gets <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote: =20
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Listerati,Trying to get off my rear end and make some progress in my long =
term overhaul of FROG AYE, my 1960 Frogeye. The engine is now a 20 over 127=
5 with some porting, oversize valves and VP-SP3 cam. I have replaced the ol=
d 3 to one exhaust manifold=C2=A0with a Maniflow LCB, the intake manifold i=
s also by Maniflow, for the HS-2 carbs that came with the car.=C2=A0 The co=
ncern I have is that the flange is thicker on the exhaust than on the intak=
e.=C2=A0 Torquing the manifolds until the exhaust just touches the block (n=
o gasket for this measurement) leaves the intake manifold with about 35 tho=
usands play.=C2=A0 Of course, this can be taken up in the gasket, but that =
leaves the washer on the intake side (of the common studs) sitting at a not=
iceable angle, which ,if nothing else, doesn't look very cool.=C2=A0 The at=
tached photo shows about .035" of feeler between the washero and the intake=
manifold flange.=C2=A0 The exhaust manifold is snug.=C2=A0=C2=A0
What would you do?=C2=A0=C2=A0
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Titan intake manifold for my single HIF44 carb. They match perfectly=
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div>Trying to get off my rear end and make some progress in my long term ov=
erhaul of FROG AYE, my 1960 Frogeye. The engine is now a 20 over 1275 with =
some porting, oversize valves and VP-SP3 cam. I have replaced the old 3 to =
one exhaust manifold with a Maniflow LCB, the intake manifold is also =
by Maniflow, for the HS-2 carbs that came with the car. The concern I=
have is that the flange is thicker on the exhaust than on the intake. =
; Torquing the manifolds until the exhaust just touches the block (no gaske=
t for this measurement) leaves the intake manifold with about 35 thousands =
play. Of course, this can be taken up in the gasket, but that leaves =
the washer on the intake side (of the common studs) sitting at a noticeable=
angle, which ,if nothing else, doesn't look very cool. The attached =
photo shows about .035" of feeler between the washero and the intake manifo=
ld flange. The exhaust manifold is snug. </div><div><br></=
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