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04-28-2025, 10:31 PM
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Why can't parts actually fit!
I was installing a new Victor EFI intake the other day and ended up spending almost 2 hours grinding on it to get it to fit!
I'm used to grinding a bit on the upper and lower parts of the mating surface to get an intake to clear the valve covers & valley pan, but I couldn't get 2 of the bolts in due to the runners overhanging the hole! I had to grind a ton of material off of the front side of the #5 runner (It's like 3/4" thick) in order to get a bolt in. It was kinda like that one header bolt that you have to put in first with the header pulled away from the head because a tube is in the way, but you can't do that with an intake. (See shaded area of photo) The hole on the back side of the #4 runner was the same. I miss the days of just bolting on a part without fitment issues. 
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