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Old Jul 16, 2025 | 12:03 PM
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rear ports on this sb edelbrock intake are solid.. how will that effect tha performance quality of tha motor???
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rear ports on this sb edelbrock intake are solid.. how will that effect tha performance quality of tha motor???
Will have no effect to performance at all.
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didn't think so but i can't rely on these old burnt up brain cells anymore... like been said, "gettin' old ain't for %#&&!%$".....
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didn't think so but i can't rely on these old burnt up brain cells anymore... like been said, "gettin' old ain't for %#&&!%$".....
Preachin' to the choir, my friend!
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Preachin' to the choir, my friend!
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rear ports on this sb edelbrock intake are solid.. how will that effect tha performance quality of tha motor???
What intake, no pictures, do mean where the coolant ports are on the head?
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yes sir... i remember they are useless and go nowhere in tha intake now.
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