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That's good news, on the CVF serp setup. I was shopping not long ago for a serp setup, and couldn't find any decent info other than this thread, and didn't want to take a chance. I ended up with the Billet Specialties one, which slowed down my build (cost).

I understand that water pumps vary in some areas and that can cause misalignment issues. The OE setup references off the side of the head, so it wouldn't have the same problems as 'kits' that reference off the pump. Think about it, if the timing cover varies in thickness too, it too can throw off alignment as well.

The Billet Specialties setup makes it mandatory to use the pump they send/include, as well as the gaskets and divider plate. Pretty sure the pump is a flowcooler, not looking at it at the moment. It comes with a stainless divider plate which is .048" thick, which is the same thickness as the SS divider plates Ames sells (I measured).

Just adding brain-dump info, may help others somehow....

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