I plugged the intake manifold exhaust crossover on my BBC today while it was off for a lifter check. I'm tired of sourcing one particular Fel-Pro intake gasket set that works for my setup (plugged crossover), and I have a theory that the blockoff plates make noise. I had a handfull of castoff 5.3 pistons laying around and a real vintage New York, NY-made Farberware Al-Clad pan that was overcooked in the line of duty as a crucible...so I did it the old-school way. The pan was the only real tragedy here. Any guesses how many pistons it drank?
If it's 3 your new license plate should be V8 3
It was about 2 3/4, so I guess A 401 CJ and DrMikeCSI tie for first place. Winner buys the round?
I thought this thread was gonna be about blown engine pieces but this is way cooler!
ShawnG
MegaDork
12/21/22 11:08 p.m.
All the youngsters on here are scratching their heads, wondering why you plugged that port. Lol.
Long live the dinosaurs.
I plan to do the same to the exhaust ports in the heads next time they're off, then blend them into the pockets I ported and should have plugged 19 years ago.
And I totally missed Stampie's 3 piston guess. Maybe my eyeballs were fooled by the subliminal messaging in his avatar picture. So that's a 3-way tie. Who's buying?
No Time
UltraDork
12/21/22 11:58 p.m.
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