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Anyone ever have any problems getting the intake over the alignment rings on a 216? My rings look true, yet it just won't quite go. The rings fit both sides fine, very firmly, but they fit. I have tapered my intake ports VERY slightly by removing the hard edge. Next I plan to enlarge the end exhaust bolt hole slightly to give me a little room to move. It is so close, but just won't slip over on one end. To make matters harder, it is in a COE, so the arms get tired fast trying to align it. Any tricks? Thank you's to all in advance.

I'd make sure that the intake manifold and exhaust manifold are not tightened together. I've always had the best luck and best seal by tightening each manifold to the block first and then tighten the bolts that hold the 2 together. I hope this makes sense. Good Luck, Don

Exhaust manifolds warp up at the ends, so some times the only way to get them on is to remove the end alignment studs, they are not important any ways.

Yeah, I've had that trouble sometimes , big heavy copper faced hammer.......!

just curious if you got your coe running again?

Can you suspend the manifold with chain/rope from above to take the wight off while you tighten the bolts??

dear sir, there is a header in lmc truck you can use that is better than the stock manifold it is $199. and then you can upgrade your carb/manifold to a aluminum with 2 or 4 barrel for more power and better performance...........