Will this intake manifold work?
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Re: Will this intake manifold work?
Originally Posted by 96capricemgr
Do you have a set of intake gaskets? Hold them up to the heads and intake bet it fits fairly well. People make WAY too much over the minor differences among these cars.
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Re: Will this intake manifold work?
If the heads are gasket matched then it could be a really close fit. The ports are drastically different if you ask me and I have a set of iron heads sitting in my garage so Im not comparing pictures. Port alignment is critical and the worst thing you can have is an intake port overlapping the intake runner on the heads which is what you risk.
You asked if the intake will work and sure it will bolt up just fine and its an LT1 intake. Its just made specifically for IRON HEADS but ported heads could work.... its a gamble.
You asked if the intake will work and sure it will bolt up just fine and its an LT1 intake. Its just made specifically for IRON HEADS but ported heads could work.... its a gamble.
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Re: Will this intake manifold work?
Originally Posted by turbo_Z
If the heads are gasket matched then it could be a really close fit. The ports are drastically different if you ask me and I have a set of iron heads sitting in my garage so Im not comparing pictures. Port alignment is critical and the worst thing you can have is an intake port overlapping the intake runner on the heads which is what you risk.
You asked if the intake will work and sure it will bolt up just fine and its an LT1 intake. Its just made specifically for IRON HEADS but ported heads could work.... its a gamble.
You asked if the intake will work and sure it will bolt up just fine and its an LT1 intake. Its just made specifically for IRON HEADS but ported heads could work.... its a gamble.
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Re: Will this intake manifold work?
Originally Posted by A/G
Bolting up a mismatched intake to LT1 aluminum heads didn't stop GM. By that, I mean larger manifold port into smaller head port. The problem is the heads, not the manifold. This went on till the LT4 intake was cast, BTW.
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