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G, if I may... all this talk about spacing the intake manifold out and
grinding this and that seems a bit unecessary - especially when factory parts
essentially bolt on w/o too much trouble.

The KH/WX IM is a clean setup and allows plenty of clearance without having
custom parts machined, etc.

HTH,
Javad

In a message dated 4/25/2003 1:54:14 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
gerard at poboxes.com writes:

> I still need to buy those gaskets so not sure how thick they are. I was
> just thinking about the talk regarding phenolic spacers. I think that
> came up last year. I could find someone to make up one for me, or just
> have the machine shop make a thin aluminium spacer when they make the
> fuel rail and other aluminium pieces I need. Probably be alot easier
> than trying to find a round TB out here. :) The only issue I have
> noticed while doing the polishing work on IM is that the lower edges of
> IM (the lower part of the back of the flange area) will need to be
> ground down closer to the runners in order to clear the factory EM. Just
> a bit of beveling.
>
> I'll play around tomorrow with some very thin board.
>
> One thing I've noticed about the aluminium the IM is made of, it really
> is one hell of a pitted surface. I thought I was going a bit mad while
> polishing it, but the pits sure do go very deep on some areas. Also
> sometimes looks like 2 different alloys used.
>
> G.