I wanted to drop it in that way because I know how difficult tube headers are to seal on inline 6s. So I spent hours getting everything sealed before hand.
That's my point, it shouldn't take but 5 minutes. With the studs in place,
- set the gasket on the studs
- set the headers on the studs
- set the intake on the studs
- set the clamping hardware on the studs and tighten the nuts
You don't have to hold anything. You don't have to fight to line anything up and the nut has a fine thread, which gives you more clamping force with less torque on the nut.
I'm assuming here that you checked for any interference between the manifolds and that you massaged the clamps so that they compensate for the two different flange thickness.
