My bad yeah it’s for the fuel rail brackets

Thank you China and EBay.....10.9 Stainless Double thread studs for upper/lower manifold, lower/heads, and bypass/upper manifold.

Messing around with lining up intake ports from lower manifold/spacers/Head more smoothly.

Top side



Side facing head

What is that, 1/4” difference?

Just a bit more than a 1/4” yeah....

Got to tinker some today and worked on shaping the entry some more.



My exact museum quality rendition shows what I’m trying to accomplish

At some point you are going to run out of stuff to tinker with and have to actually finish the engine and install it.

haha yeah and I dread it....I’m enjoying the tinkering far more than I would’ve guessed.

This was my first attempt, at my concept, of removable inserts for the spacers. I plan on them being secured to the spacers. I believe I should’ve waited longer for the epoxy to cure before pulling them. No biggie ya live, learn, and adapt. I do think it’s going to work though and the inserts/epoxy will stay put. Ill be able to see if they do actually do anything with some dyno visits. I made them extra thick so I could shape them with my porting stuff.