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Royce

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427 2x4 intake
« on: July 28, 2022, 02:08:28 PM »
Can anyone tell me the center to center distance between the carbs on the med riser manifold?
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Re: 427 2x4 intake
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2022, 03:30:52 PM »
I get 8 9/16" on my C7AE-9425-A that's on my ERA Cobra.

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Re: 427 2x4 intake
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2022, 03:55:59 PM »
I measure it as exactly 8.60" on the CNC machine, assuming that the manifold I measured was accurate.
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Re: 427 2x4 intake
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2022, 05:21:14 PM »
It is 8-5/8. Investigated this before.