hendrixhc 10,921 Posted December 30, 2014 So i have pulled the inlet manifold off the clevo and am going to fit it back on but have the same issue as before where the two thinner bolts where the choke stove would have been fitted are to long. I have tried 2 different bolt kits and used the original bolts off the spare 302 and get the same result each time. Has anybody encountered this? I can make up a half inch thick spacer if need be. My concern is if i put the longer bolts through far enough they get awfully close to the push rods. Any help appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony Pllu 262 Posted December 30, 2014 yeah was the same on mine. i bought some bolts from sprints. more than welcome to go out to my car take one off and see if it will work with yours Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerg 10,871 Posted December 30, 2014 I think it's because on the US models, that stove was part of a carby spacer that included an EGR port, which was clamped by those longer bolts. A bolt spacer would be fine but any bolt place should stock those 5/16"UNC bolts in any length you want. I take it the manifold's an air gap without the exhaust crossover? 1 bear351c reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony Pllu 262 Posted December 30, 2014 the one on mine is a air gap. the bolts that i had from the old manifold would need to go in about 1 more inch. so got new bolts 1 bear351c reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerg 10,871 Posted December 30, 2014 Sorry it's not EGR it's just a plain choke stove port Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hendrixhc 10,921 Posted December 30, 2014 Thanks for the replies guys. i ended up carving up a half inch thick block of ally and making a spacer. I must say fitting the inlet manifold would have to be the biggest cunt of a job. 2 bear351c and gerg reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James Johnston 12 Posted January 7, 2015 Yeah man I didnt like it much either. I snapped one of those thin bolts on 2 occasions, each time take manifold back off and dig out broken thread..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,273 Posted January 7, 2015 ............. i ended up carving up a half inch thick block of ally and making a spacer. and polished the living shit out of it.......... Fixed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
