Joined: Fri Oct 28 2005, 12:14PM
Location: Toronto
Posts: 169
Ok, need some advice. Next week I plan on tackling installing my aluminum intake with the edelbroke 4 barrel carb. Is there anything I should be aware of? besides the obvious. It is going on my 318. I have to get specks on torking it down
Joined: Sat Dec 10 2005, 04:28PM
Location: United States
Posts: 4954
Robert
USE THE METAL GASKETS! REPEAT!!! USE THE METAL GASKETS!!!
I installed one of those on my 360 last summer. Ran into a problem inside the engine. There is a little casting nub in top on the inside, in the middle, on the rise above the cam. It hit the intake and held it up. Had to grind about .040 off the cross over on the intake to get it to sit right. Mine was a 360, but it baffled the heck outa me.
I used the gaskets that came with the Edelbrock intake (Optional kit) Ended up pulling the intake two weeks later and replacing the gaskets with the Felpro metal gaskets. Vacuum leaks, water leaks, Ack It was a mess. Just passing on a bad experience, but you'll know what to look for if it doesn't just plop right in. Good luck
Your trim is boxed. I'll try to get it to the post office this week for you <span class='smallblacktext'>[ Edited Sun Apr 02 2006, 07:14PM ]</span>
Joined: Fri Oct 28 2005, 12:14PM
Location: Toronto
Posts: 169
I plan on putting on a chrome air filter kit. The stock one has the aluminum pipe that goes to the exhaust manifold. Do I need to block that off, the new filter and assemble doesn't have anything coming out of it.
Joined: Mon Feb 20 2006, 08:12PM
Location: Ontario,Canada
Posts: 950
I took the whole unit off... the tube the control, the flap inside the tube...
Then I put a piece of duct tape inside the tube and fiberglassed over it... then I just sanded it and painted it... looks like it was never punched out from the factory...
Joined: Tue Feb 28 2006, 04:03PM
Location: Virginia
Posts: 39
I'll be following this closely, as my new purchase is a virtually indentical car it appears. I just checked mileage on my first tank...a combined highway/suburban run, and got about 12 mpg! The thing runs strong and smooth....completely stock one owner survivor with 112k on the clock with a 2.76 gear, and I drive it very easy, so it looks like lot's of room for improvement. I guess first stop is a carb kit, points and plugs. Are you changing the intake for mileage or power? What kind of mileage are you getting now? Hope the swap goes well.....good luck!