intake stud spacing
 

I am tearing down the top of the engine to a long clock for cleaning. What is the intake stud spacing for a 78 3.0. I need to make some intake covers to keep trash out.

Thanks

jamie

You ever find this out?

I wanted to verify my measurements with others before I pull the trigger on machining my parts.

Painters tape not a long term solution?

You have vernier calipers or a ruler? To determine the center-to-center space, measure the outer dimension from stud to stud, then subtract the OD of one stud from that measurement......

...... or take an intake gasket, trace it on some paper, then measure those dimensions. The cover you fabricate along with used gaskets and gasket sealer should do the job.

Sherwood

Intake runners studs spacing.......
 

Jamie,

I got 66 mm +/- 0.5 (center to center) from my 78 SC engines.

Tony

Yes 66 mm (79mm -13mm = 66mm), measured on a large port 1978 3.0 SC engine

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I got 2.597" from my crappy Harbor Freight calipers that fluctuate 0.005".

Looks like I was only 0.001" from being accurate.

Not too bad! :cool:


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If you guys didn't see, Jamie asked this over 14 years ago..... ;)

And you did again today ;)

Yep. It came up in a Google search. Beings it was 14 years old, I had to post to it.

:D

14-year old post.........
 

Tippy,

You are the one responsible for bringing this very old post back to LIFE.

Tony