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Send it all back to Maniflow and tell them to get their shxt together. No e=
xcuse for this kind of BS. They make both parts and they don't match? Ridi=
culous. =20
Have you contacted them?
Rick
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> On Sep 5, 2020, at 2:45 PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets <spridgets@autox=
.team.net> wrote:
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> Have the exhaust faces machined down 35 thou. Being both Maniflo they sho=
uld have matched thicknan. 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. They mat=
ch perfectly. Supposed to be a standard thickness for the flanges.=20
> Mike MacLean
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> On Saturday, September 5, 2020, 11:22:59 AM PDT, Hal Faulkner via Spridget=
s <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Listerati,
> Trying to get off my rear end and make some progress in my long term overh=
aul 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 e=
xhaust 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 manifold=
s until the exhaust just touches the block (no gasket for this measurement) l=
eaves 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 (o=
f the common studs) sitting at a noticeable angle, which ,if nothing else, d=
oesn't look very cool. The attached photo shows about .035" of feeler betwe=
en the washero and the intake manifold flange. The exhaust manifold is snug=
. =20
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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Send it all back to Maniflow and tell them t=
o get their shxt together. No excuse for this kind of BS. They m=
ake both parts and they don't match? Ridiculous. <div><br></div>=
<div>Have you contacted them?<br><div><br></div><div>Rick<br><br><div dir=3D=
"ltr">Sent from my keyboard</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"ci=
te">On Sep 5, 2020, at 2:45 PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets <spridgets@=
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<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Have the exhaust faces machin=
ed down 35 thou. Being both Maniflo they should have matched thicknan.=
I have the LCB header (I don't know who makes it) on my 1275 and a Ti=
tan intake manifold for my single HIF44 carb. They match perfectly. Su=
pposed 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 Fau=
lkner via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><div id=3D"yiv2032276708"><div dir=3D"ltr">Listerati,<d=
iv>Trying to get off my rear end and make some progress in my long term over=
haul of FROG AYE, my 1960 Frogeye. The engine is now a 20 over 1275 with som=
e porting, oversize valves and VP-SP3 cam. I have replaced the old 3 to one e=
xhaust manifold with a Maniflow LCB, the intake manifold is also by Man=
iflow, for the HS-2 carbs that came with the car. The concern I have i=
s that the flange is thicker on the exhaust than on the intake. Torqui=
ng the manifolds until the exhaust just touches the block (no gasket for thi=
s 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 o=
n 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 ab=
out .035" of feeler between the washero and the intake manifold flange. =
; The exhaust manifold is snug. </div><div><br></div><div>What wo=
uld you do? </div><div><br></div></div></div>--------------------=
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