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RE: TR 4 cylinder intake/exhaust manifolds

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Subject: RE: TR 4 cylinder intake/exhaust manifolds
From: "Bill Miller" <millerb@ivwnet.com>
Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 20:45:44 -0500
The Spitfire MK2 came with a factory headers and this support.  I've run
them both ways and can't see any difference.

>
> The intake and exhaust manifolds (I think on all 4 cylinder TRs, but
> certainly on the 4A) are attached to each other with two studs.  I'm not
> sure what function that is supposed to provide, other than to
> possibly help
> support the intake manifold.  But it also seems that it would
> provide quite
> a good heat transfer, something that seems less that ideal.
> Given that none
> of the headers offered appear to provide this support, and that I haven't
> heard of any rash of intake manifolds falling off, I'm
> considering removing
> the bracketry where these two attach.  Any reason I shouldn't do that?

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