cracked Edelbrock carb intake
03-17-2009, 11:51 AM
#1
cracked Edelbrock carb intake well, i thought i was ok on the intake deal, i know others had them crack, but when i pulled it to do some other work, i found the bottom piece missing from #3, and #1 has cracked-i was lucky i found the piece, or would have worried when i pulled the intake it fell in the cyl.-tried to call Edelb. and see what they say, but all i got was calls are heavy, call back later-i may just weld it up, all it really needs to do is hold the o-ring style gasket anyway
maybe it couldnt take the boost, lol
the crack seems to start where the cutout is for the gasket tab
maybe it couldnt take the boost, lol
the crack seems to start where the cutout is for the gasket tab
03-17-2009, 03:54 PM
#4
i think mine was #29087, box was dated 02/08, so it would have been built a min of 1 year ago-i sent a guy there a bunch of pics, he said he would have to take it to someone, so i'll see what they do-prob would be torn between sending it back and welding it up, wanted to make a pass this weekend and see how the 4l80e works out, but if i send it back, good excuse to pull the motor and swap in the stroker, lol
if they didnt machine in the spot where the "tab" of the o ring is i think it wouldnt break-seems to start there, i would rather cut off the tab off the gaskets
if they didnt machine in the spot where the "tab" of the o ring is i think it wouldnt break-seems to start there, i would rather cut off the tab off the gaskets
03-17-2009, 05:07 PM
#5
either way no excuse for something torqued as lightly as 12 ft lbs to crack 
mine didn't crack that I could tell while bolting it on, I haven't ran mine long enough to check for anything funky though. Just a 10 second start up to ensure the motor made oil pressure.
mine didn't crack that I could tell while bolting it on, I haven't ran mine long enough to check for anything funky though. Just a 10 second start up to ensure the motor made oil pressure.
03-21-2009, 07:47 AM
#6
well, Edelbrock never contacted me, so i took the intake to a buddy who is a certified welder, better than me doing it-he welded it right up, left a little extra around the broken area-i knew it would hit the valley cover, but theirs a ton of meat on the cover before it hits the gasket, so a tiny bit of grinding cured that-all back together now, but my valve covers hit the new comp cams 1.75 roller rockers, lol
i bought some spacers off ebay from UMI thurs, had them by noon fri, back on the road-these 1/2" spacers were great, came with all the hardware
i wont use the felpro orange intake gaskets anymore, they deterioated, back to the GM twice as exp. even with a discount ones, lol
i bought some spacers off ebay from UMI thurs, had them by noon fri, back on the road-these 1/2" spacers were great, came with all the hardware
i wont use the felpro orange intake gaskets anymore, they deterioated, back to the GM twice as exp. even with a discount ones, lol
