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I have a 400 cu.in. and am using a edelbrock p4b intake but the crossflow port on my 4x heads are too large for the intake to cover completely. Yet the intake fits pontiacs from 350-455, what gives, is there anyone that has run into this problem??
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I have a 400 cu.in. and am using a edelbrock p4b intake but the crossflow port on my 4x heads are too large for the intake to cover completely. Yet the intake fits pontiacs from 350-455, what gives, is there anyone that has run into this problem??
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Pontiac made two different height crossovers. I believe the split was in 1971, i don't remember for sure. There was just enough difference to make the intake not seal.Did the intake list a specific year when you bought it or was it just all 350 - 455 pontiacs? I'm sure that someone has a book with the exact date of the change. Short of changing the heads or welding the hole in the head up i don't know of any solution to your problem. mike
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The exhaust crossover changed in 1972. Pontiac placed a heat sink above the crossover making the hole smaller than 71 and older(it looks like there is 2 holes). There are 2 easy solutions to fix this. The first is a intake gasket I sell by Mr. Gasket that has no hole for the crossover. The second is to use the 72-79 intake gasket (stock) and to place a thin metal plate(stainless steel is best)on top of the gasket and have the intake hold it in place. The plate embeds itself in the gasket. The first solution allows a hole to be "blown" through the gasket allowing a heated manifold. It also will eventually cause an exhaust leak. The second solution blocks the heat altogether which is a plus for warm weather driving. You can also use the plates on the Mr Gasket gasket (solution 1)
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thanks for the help, I'm going go with Paul on this one and see how it goes. thanks again
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Here is the simple and most effective way to solve the exhaust crossover miss-match when using a 71-earlier intake on 72-later heads:
[This message has been edited by Todd (edited 07-18-2000).] |
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