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Can i fill in the coolant passages that go to the intake manifold

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Old Oct 23, 2002 | 09:32 PM
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Can i fill in the coolant passages that go to the intake manifold

do i just fill it in or run a bypass...i am making a intake manifold(****** and giggles mostly, hopefully il use it with my FI setup ill run sooner or later aswell) but dont want to bother with the passages, cap em on the housings or run a bypass line to each other
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Old Oct 24, 2002 | 12:13 AM
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Plug them off.

I'm so poor I JB weld quarters in.
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Old Oct 24, 2002 | 07:58 AM
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wasnt sure if i could plug em or not, ill use a freeze lug they are only like .23 cents, almost a quarter
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Old Oct 24, 2002 | 08:06 AM
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They are designed to keep the exhaust from getting the intake manifold too hot....
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