New EQ Head port misalignment?

Michael Harrington said
Helpful instructions. It's a project slated for a much later date however I may obtain a block so I can do these mockups. Engine Quest will not say there is a problem because these heads will work. It's just not ideal. For a regular stock family transport this will go unnoticed. But I thought the only drawback to these Chinese heads for a performance app was the sloppy port wall surface quality which I have been correcting with porting and even some polish. I wish a more reputable company made Magnum heads with the LA intake mounting arrangement. The pics are when I replaced the keggar plenum gasket in the bottom. I placed my two intakes on the engine for the heck of it and snapped some pics

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I am comparing your pictures from post 77 to post 94. It is subjective, but my brain is convinced that intake was sitting higher on the actual Magnum heads than it was on the EQ heads. Maybe you will still be ok on these. Maybe it will be close enough to re-drill and then just do a little port matching. The OP of this thread was able to send his back, but you are past that point.

I see you are in west Michigan. Do you ever get to the east side? I have blocks we could use to mock up your heads and intake if you brought them here.