Thread: Do you trust engine lift plates?
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Old 08-16-2004, 07:12 PM
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Agree with Mr. Fixit. Use a tilter, and bolts into the opposite heads where the bolt is in shear, not tension. Not that I don't trust the studs, but the threads in the aluminum intake will strip fairly easily. If you've done it, than you've gotten away with it. Next time you might not be so lucky.
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