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Originally Posted by mgarblik
That's the exact problem the one brought to me had. By the time the ports were straightened out to get a decent match to the heads and gaskets, there was no more than .060" left for a gasket seal at the top of 3-4 of the ports. Welding the outside top would have effected the look of the manifold. Also the flanges would have needed to be set-up in the mill and surfaced. The cost to make these repairs would have been substantially more than the manifold cost. IMO, if they are going to cast a crappy, core shifted manifold in China, please leave plenty of material so it can be repaired without welding. That would be much easier to work with.
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Yup, Chinese parts man!!! You can get decent ones though and make them work but the quality control in China is terrible as reported here. Even if you find an OEM intake for $$$$, some slob could have worked on the ports and made it almost unusable. Finding a virgin OEM part is the best bet to get the correct fit but the cost can be a deciding factor to go with an overseas part.