01MGGT

Ok so I am getting very upset. The explorer intake needs to go on asap so I can drive my car again. I just got from fedex today my summit 70mm TB and edelbrock sn95 elbow adapter. I have it oriented like in the following pictures. The FORWARD BOTTOM bolt is impossible to figure out. That one hole on the actual elbow is threaded. It tells you to drill that hole out on the actual intake with I think an 11/32. Then it says install a bolt from the rear of the manifold going up into the elbow adapter. WTF?! Even if I did drill it it does not look like the damn bolt will even go in because the explorer intake lacks the clearance there! This is so infuriating! The clearance from the elbow side is a nightmare. Even if I had a short enough bolt it would nt be long enough to thread into the manifold. I am so close to running this pos with 3 bolts and RTVing the shiznit out of it! Everyone says this elbow will work on the forums but I have never seen anyone mention how to actually deal with this bolt deal. Please help me out guys. I know someone has been here before! I honestly don't even think I can buy the right length bolt to both fit AND reach the elbows threaded portion!

Duncan_GT

So it wants you to run the bolt from the manifold to the adapter? Like backwards?

01MGGT

Exactly. I can see this working on a cobra intake or something where that section actually appears to have more room. I think that's why it states to do that, bc it's meant to install with an edelbrock manifold. Ah, Nothing aircraft grade RTV compliments of the air force won't fix I guess haha.

Duncan_GT

I can see why they would have it that way, since there's almost no clearance on the bottom two holes to run a bolt like normal. I'm thinking its just the explorer intake.

Tony71502

These parts aren't meant to work together. Gotta half-*** it to make it work. A proper spacer with the proper bolt patterns is the only way it will be done right.

01MGGT

may have to do like you guys have suggested and drill out the hole n the elbow and thread a carb stud onto the upper intake and then the elbow should slide over and I can put a nut on there. I guess I was jsut to tired to think straight. In the mean time I used some aircraft RTV from work that's the good red stuff. I am pretty confident it should work fine with no leaks. But if I do encounter one I will fix it the way I stated above. This swap has just been killing my sleep lol.

mattdel

I'd use studs on the manifold and bore the adapters threads right out.

89fiveeight

weld the **** out of it and hope you never have to take it off

01MGGT

did that with RTV lmao. Got the car back together today and forgot the damn bolts that hold down the fuel rails...One popped off when I primed the damn pump so off comes the upper manifold again. Sooner or later I will get it!