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Re: [Spridgets] Manifold flange thickness

To: Hal Faulkner <frog.aye@gmail.com>, Spridgets Net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Manifold flange thickness
From: Michael MacLean via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2020 18:45:03 +0000 (UTC)
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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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        <div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Have the exhaust faces machi=
ned down 35 thou.&nbsp; Being both Maniflo they should have matched thickna=
n.&nbsp; I have the LCB header (I don't know who makes it) on my 1275 and a=
 Titan intake manifold for my single HIF44 carb.&nbsp; They match perfectly=
. Supposed to be a standard thickness for the flanges. <br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Mike MacLean<br></div><div><br></div>
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                    On Saturday, September 5, 2020, 11:22:59 AM PDT, Hal Fa=
ulkner via Spridgets &lt;spridgets@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:
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                <div><div id=3D"yiv2032276708"><div dir=3D"ltr">Listerati,<=
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&nbsp;with a Maniflow LCB, the intake manifold is also =
by Maniflow, for the HS-2 carbs that came with the car.&nbsp; The concern I=
 have is that the flange is thicker on the exhaust than on the intake.&nbsp=
; 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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; The attached =
photo shows about .035" of feeler between the washero and the intake manifo=
ld flange.&nbsp; The exhaust manifold is snug.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></=
div><div>What would you do?&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div></div></div>---=
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