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Re: [Spridgets] Manifold flange thickness

To: Hal Faulkner <frog.aye@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Manifold flange thickness
From: Ron Soave via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2020 13:43:26 -0500
Cc: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Delivered-to: mharc@autox.team.net
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References: <CAM6-RjeuX=mPh52dmrjyXNKKeSoNaJxy_FD0CL6QL8L=gHdpJA@mail.gmail.com>
Elegantly, get someone to make you stepped washers. Hillbilly, Iâ??ve taken 
thick washers and ground down half to get a step. .032 washers (or thinner skim 
stock) folded over in a vise and jammed in there work as well. 

Ron Soave

> On Sep 5, 2020, at 1:21 PM, Hal Faulkner via Spridgets 
> <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> 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 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 gasket 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 manifold flange.  The exhaust 
> manifold is snug.  
> 
> What would you do?  
> 
> <IntakeExhaustManifoldFlanges.jpg>
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