Hey Jim M! most racers will cut the water passage off the intake for two reasons. one is to eliminate the water issues when swaping intakes. the other is to help with alignment. i just got some info from jim hand on this. he said if you don't want to cut the water cross over off, torque the intake and use some washers (with sealer) between the intake and the back of the timing cover to limit the amount of movement. aparently it is possible to move the intake toward the front of the motor when you torque the timing cover bolt.
hope this helps some.
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Kevin Swaney
Gold '66 GTO, 389 4 spd with Trips
13.042 @ 106.64 mph
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Kevin Swaney
Tin Indian Performance Rear Engine Dragster 7.66 @ 172 mph 494 with KRE High Port Heads
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