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Aug 2, 2005 | 08:20 PM

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Fastbird93

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Re: Need some help from THE guys

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Originally Posted by VIPRETR

I guess the obvious question, to me at least, is.....if Golen already has the heads and intake, why not have the match the components so they ARE perfect fit? Since they have the heads, have them check them over to see if there are any problems like valve seals, spring rates, cracks, warping, etc. Better to have them inspect all the stuff now than to reinstall and second guess yourself later.

He/They did. The heads and manifold were mocked up on a decked block (mine was verified decked by the lack of a casting number on the deck, I can't really call up AP Engineering anymore) and checked, with only a slight cut being necessary on the manifold.. Chad told me that I should have no problem sealing to the heads, which is why he's thinking something else is up still. What that may be however, I have absolutely no clue. He made another small cut and said that I should have a VERY good seal at the heads now. We shall see. My headers came back in from Jet-Hot today so I'll order up gaskets and misc. parts tomorrow in hopes of receiving stuff by the weekend for the installation.