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68SSrag

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L88 heads and intake question?
« on: April 04, 2007, 02:01:01 AM »
I am getting close to building my 396.  I just got an L88 intake and when I set it on the heads/ block, etc.  There are a couple of ports in the heads that aren't covered by the intake.  The intake decodes as an L88 and the heads are 380 L88's.  What am I missing?







Thanks for any help...

lcmc

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Re: L88 heads and intake question?
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2007, 03:00:23 AM »
Intake gasket will cover it.
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Re: L88 heads and intake question?
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2007, 03:54:05 AM »
That would have been my thought...it's just a cross over isn' t it?  For warming the choke housing...and the carb :o

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Re: L88 heads and intake question?
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2007, 10:59:48 AM »
Strickly for choke use, racers always block these passages, and Mr. Gasket makes a gasket set with metal blocking plates in this area just to help keep the carb cool.

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Re: L88 heads and intake question?
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2007, 02:41:51 PM »
Jerry,

Why do racers block heat riser passages? To keep carb/fuel charge as cool as possible? What are down sides (if any) to this when warming engine on cold day?

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Re: L88 heads and intake question?
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2007, 07:45:30 PM »
 Takes a little longer for the fuel to come up to temp when driving on the street. Maybe a little bog or hesitiation in the beginning. Colder the gas is going in and the hotter the gasses are coming out makes better horsepower. Just may be a little trickier driving.

 

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