That was alot of metal........

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Hope you used a mill for the bulk of it... be there before

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No, that was 100% by hand. Also it's port matched to a raised Port 245 INDY... I had many hours in the port match as well, moved some copious amounts of metal on this manifold.... I normally cloverleaf the 4500 conversions but this one is for 450 inches, so I needed the extra plenum volume & CSA at runner entrances so.... it went square flange. I've seen some ICH's done with square flange before, but this one basically goes straight down in off the flange, most round them in more to move less metal & keep size smaller. I've done alot of 4500 flange conversions, but never moved nearly this much raw material before. Hope it makes power....

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No, that was 100% by hand. Also it's port matched to a raised Port 245 INDY... I had many hours in the port match as well, moved some copious amounts of metal on this manifold.... I normally cloverleaf the 4500 conversions but this one is for 450 inches, so I needed the extra plenum volume & CSA at runner entrances so.... it went square flange. I've seen some ICH's done with square flange before, but this one basically goes straight down in off the flange, most round them in more to move less metal & keep size smaller. I've done alot of 4500 flange conversions, but never moved nearly this much raw material before. Hope it makes power....

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Thats a PILE of alum to do by hand plus thats a big
CI engine its going on... nice job

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No, that was 100% by hand.

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Have you figured out if your hands can file for early Social Security benefits after growing old about three times as fast as the rest of your body?

Oh, and has the buzzing in your joints stopped, yet?

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hmmm a question for you ryan. the runner dividers that run into the plenum, you sure you are going to get good fuel distribution like this? i say this because my Indy manifold was an early unit & it had a similar look to yours but i had major issues trying to read plugs. 1278 plugs were rich as & 3456 were lean. i took my manifold to a porter that was doing NASCAR heads & manifolds. he played with my manifold for a few weeks & when i got it back all those runner dividers were gone. plugs are real easy to read now & throttle response is unbelievably better & all that was done was removal of the dividers.

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There is a lot more to an intake manifold than most people
realize, including myself. These fuel distribution problems
are probably more common than most of us have the ability
or equipment to discern. I'd be intrested in before/after
pictures of your INDY manifold, just for a visual reference
to it's layout.

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I use my EGT's to balance the intake, its a trial
and error process and alot of pulling the manifold

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I like the moroso valve covers

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They are by FAR the nicest covers on the market.... & the most $ other than Carbon Fiber. I would run them on everything if customer would pay for it. Frankly I wish I had a set on my motor, but I can't justify $400+ covers.

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more like $200.oo dlls plus shipping, from the guys at Moroso, on the Ebag..they went up from there...lucky i was there in first place..they told me they needed to compete with all the replica stuff that is out there...About the motor that will never had happend without you, i guess we all know that,also i don't think iam going to put that engine in my car any more, instead im going to put it in my closet..LOL I can't wait for dyno numbers