[BaadAssGremlins] Re: INDY heads/RPM Air-Gap...mismatch???? HUGE gap on the end rails

["jgray_55" <jgray_55@xxxxxxxxx>]

Davis....so if i understood..the intake gaskets that indy sent me 
have ports that are  spaced different than the regular intake 
gaskets..mr gasket..etc??Sounds like i need the indy intake!! YES..it 
will be dyno'd!! Now...what to do with my NEW airgap. Thanks,Joe
> Joe,
>    There is nothing wrong with anything you have. 
>   The airgap is made for stock heads. the ports match fine there. 
>   The Indy heads are different. They moved the intake runners and 
their indy intake is made to match. Also the gap at the ends of the 
intake are because of the taller heads and I think I remember you 
decked the block some too. You will need to make a 1/2" spacer out of 
aluminum and use silicone to seal it up. Or Just get the indy intake 
and your done! 
>    I have spent 8 hours grinding on my torker intake. I ported the 
carb side of the plennum (5 hours) and airgapped  the intake(3 hrs) I 
still have to match the ports like you are doing when my engine is 
together, That should take about another 4 hrs. I figured at the 
machine shops rate of $90.00/hr That's 1080.00 plus I have to have a 
spot welded 40.00 so that's $1120.00 and doesn't even include the 
cost of buying the intake! So I will have a 1300 dollar torker  all 
for an extra 12 HP. 
>    Good thing my machinist showed me what to do and lent me his 
shop to do it in. 
>   Even an indy intake would need the porting work, just not as 
agressively as the torker. 
>    I hope you are planning on dynoin your motor??
>    Davis 
> 
> Joe <jgray_55@...> wrote:
>   OK...most likely a real stupid question...but here we
> go.....My 401 is in the shop being
> bored,balanced...etc. I have INDY SR heads, and an
> Edelbrock RPM air-gap intake. They mocked it all up
> today to check pushrod length,intake fit...etc.GOT
> really WEIRD...the intake gaskets line up just fine on
> the heads..BUT are off on the intake manifold,the
> manifolds ports are offset. He says the intake would
> have to be welded and machined to line up correctly
> with the gasket ports!! My friend who is doing the
> machine work says that they run into alot of Edelbrock
> port to gasket opening mis-matching?? NO quality
> control????WORST DEAL.........the end rails are 5/8"
> off?? There is a 5/8" gap at the point where the
> intake end seals are to be????? WTF?? I know the INDY
> heads are somewhere around .500 taller than stock
> heads...BUT how can the intake surface fit/line up
> correctly BUT the ends be that far out of whack??????
> Am i missing something here..or is the manifold a
> piece of @#*&(^%$#$^& ?? I have to drive one hour
> tomorrow afternoon to the shop to look at this
> mess(Thursday). ANY helpful info greatly appreciated.
> Please email me or call my cell and leave a message....309-338-
3210.Thankyou,Joe
> 
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