Q: Intake not fitting onto the cylinder heads.

asked by on January 30, 2017

I have 1992 tbi heads on my 1998 tbi GMC Sierra 2500 350 5.7 the middle bolts on the intake won't line up on the heads, the new intake I just got has the same problem, the numbers on the new intake are 10166133 I can't seem to figure out why. You can call me or text me even at 1(605)4401580 I need to try to figure this out as soon as possible, it's already been down for a month, thanks

-Noah

My car has 185000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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