Speedmaster MidRise Air Intake Manifold

Pretty sure it's going to work. Glued end seals to block with yellow 3m weatherstrip adhesive. Glued intake gaskets to heads with same. Put ultrablack at 4 corners and smeared a finger with it around waterports and across top of end seals. Torqued it down. Appears to have sealed. Just enough squish to make a black line in all the right places. And thinnest feeler gauge i have wont even think of fitting anywhere. This intake is machined poorly. If i had paid 260 bucks for it like the guy i got it from id have been very unhappy. But for 40 bucks im fine with it. Still waiting on an AFB rebuild kit and metering rod plungers so cant start it yet. Only real issues i found were the surface for the intake to head bolts to tighten werent machined. One required a slightly longer bolt. And the angles were a bit off so bolt loading isnt like it should be. Also with the way the multi-fit holes and plugs are desighned you cant bolt on the brackets for the throttle cable and return spring. I went ahead and bolted it together without the brackets. Should be able to get slightly longer bolts with spacers and make it work. Only other way would be machining plug and surrounding metal. Looks like you would be removing too much to be able to use plug. Dont figure the plug is really needed anyway. But couple spacers and bolts far easier. And ill likely end up replacing it when i run across something thats priced right. Im not going to pay what most want for them nowadays. A factory 4bbl intake would be fine. But not when they want as much or more than the price of a new one. Hell ive given them away and turned down freebies. Multiple used of all sorts for 20-40 bucks in past. Mean time ill be rid of that Holley 2245.