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I would contact Maniflow and ask them what the correct thickness is to
establish if the exhaust is incorrect or if the inlet manifold is correct
and then invite them to send a replacement part. I'd also want to be sure
that something that is claimed to be made by Maniflow really is.
Regards
Daniel S
On Sat, 5 Sep 2020 at 20:12, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Send it all back to Maniflow and tell them to get their shxt together. N=
o
> excuse for this kind of BS. They make both parts and they don't match?
> Ridiculous.
>
> Have you contacted them?
>
> Rick
>
> Sent from my keyboard
>
> On Sep 5, 2020, at 2:45 PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets <
> spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BF
> Have the exhaust faces machined 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 Titan intake manifold for my single HIF44 carb=
.
> They match perfectly. Supposed to be a standard thickness for the flanges=
.
> Mike MacLean
>
> On Saturday, September 5, 2020, 11:22:59 AM PDT, Hal Faulkner via
> Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> Listerati,
> Trying to get off my rear end and make some progress in my long term
> overhaul 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 ol=
d
> 3 to one exhaust manifold with a Maniflow LCB, the intake manifold is als=
o
> by Maniflow, for the HS-2 carbs that came with the car. The concern I ha=
ve
> is that the flange is thicker on the exhaust than on the intake. Torquin=
g
> 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 on
> the intake side (of the common studs) sitting at a noticeable angle, whic=
h
> ,if nothing else, doesn't look very cool. The attached photo shows about
> .035" of feeler between the washero and the intake manifold flange. The
> exhaust manifold is snug.
>
> What would you do?
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I would contact Maniflow and ask them what the correct thi=
ckness is to establish if the exhaust is incorrect or if the inlet manifold=
is correct and then invite them to send a replacement part.=C2=A0 I'd =
also want to be sure that something that is claimed to be made by Maniflow =
really is.<div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Daniel S</di=
v></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr=
">On Sat, 5 Sep 2020 at 20:12, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailt=
o:spridgets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></di=
v><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;borde=
r-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Send =
it all back to Maniflow and tell them to get their shxt together.=C2=A0 No =
excuse for this kind of BS.=C2=A0 They make both parts and they don't m=
atch?=C2=A0 Ridiculous. =C2=A0<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"cite">On Sep 5, 2020, at 2:45 =
PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.tea=
m.net" target=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></b=
lockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div st=
yle=3D"font-family:"times new roman","new york",times,s=
erif;font-size:16px"><div></div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Have the exhaust faces machined down 35 thou.=C2=
=A0 Being both Maniflo they should have matched thicknan.=C2=A0 I have the =
LCB header (I don't know who makes it) on my 1275 and a Titan intake ma=
nifold for my single HIF44 carb.=C2=A0 They match perfectly. Supposed to be=
a standard thickness for the flanges. <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Mike MacL=
ean<br></div><div><br></div>
=20
</div><div id=3D"gmail-m_-8959562192658747527yahoo_quoted_980373915=
0">
<div style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,=
Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(38,40,42)">
=20
<div>
On Saturday, September 5, 2020, 11:22:59 AM PDT, Hal Fa=
ulkner via Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=
=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:
</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><br></div>
<div><div id=3D"gmail-m_-8959562192658747527yiv2032276708">=
<div dir=3D"ltr">Listerati,<div>Trying to get off my rear end and make some=
progress in my long term overhaul 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 exhaust manifold=C2=A0with a Maniflow LCB, =
the intake manifold is also by Maniflow, for the HS-2 carbs that came with =
the car.=C2=A0 The concern I have is that the flange is thicker on the exha=
ust than on the intake.=C2=A0 Torquing the manifolds until the exhaust just=
touches the block (no gasket for this measurement) leaves the intake manif=
old with about 35 thousands play.=C2=A0 Of course, this can be taken up in =
the gasket, but that leaves the washer on the intake side (of the common st=
uds) sitting at a noticeable angle, which ,if nothing else, doesn't loo=
k very cool.=C2=A0 The attached photo shows about .035" of feeler betw=
een the washero and the intake manifold flange.=C2=A0 The exhaust manifold =
is snug.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>What would you do?=C2=A0=C2=
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