Joe,
I would see if you can return or sell the airgap. If you put it on the forum I bet you can get close to what you paid for it as there are never any for sale there. Or ebay it with a reserve. I wanted one but have learned it isn't that great compared to the torker and indy ( my application)
Davis
jgray_55 <jgray_55@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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 $1120.00 and doesn't even include the
cost of buying the intake! So I will have a 1300 dollar torker all
for an extra 12 HP.
> Good thing my machinist showed me what to do and lent me his
shop to do it in.
> Even an indy intake would need the
porting work, just not as
agressively as the torker.
> I hope you are planning on dynoin your motor??
> Davis
>
> Joe wrote:
> OK...most likely a real stupid question...but here we
> go.....My 401 is in the shop being
> bored,balanced...etc. I have INDY SR heads, and an
> Edelbrock RPM air-gap intake. They mocked it all up
> today to check pushrod length,intake fit...etc.GOT
> really WEIRD...the intake gaskets line up just fine on
> the heads..BUT are off on the intake manifold,the
> manifolds ports are offset. He says the intake would
> have to be welded and machined to line up correctly
> with the gasket ports!! My friend who is doing the
> machine work says that they run into alot of Edelbrock
> port to gasket opening mis-matching?? NO quality
> control????WORST DEAL.........the end rails are 5/8"
> off?? There is a 5/8" gap at the point where
the
> intake end seals are to be????? WTF?? I know the INDY
> heads are somewhere around .500 taller than stock
> heads...BUT how can the intake surface fit/line up
> correctly BUT the ends be that far out of whack??????
> Am i missing something here..or is the manifold a
> piece of @#*&(^%$#$^& ?? 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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