Buick 225 odd fire with 231 even fire intake?
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- '59 CJ5 [SBC 283, T90, D18w/OD, D25/D44 w/5.38, Saginaw steering (with DJ5 column), 11" front disks].
'66 CJ5 [225v6, SM420, D20, D30 w/Warn hubs, D44 w/3.73, Saginaw power steering (CJ7 column), power brakes, ~4" lift, 33" tires]
So, this weekend I set to finding all the leaks on the '66. There was a small "pool" on the backside top where the casting numbers are located, as well the backend and sides had some seepage. Easy enough - likely just a poor gasket between the intake and heads/block. What I found though was the the edelbrock intake manifold has no business being on the odd-fire 225 (another member had a similar issue, and his post notes that a call to edelbrock identified they never made an odd-fire intake manifold). Other than the oil leaks I've noticed zero performance issues (fires right up, runs very "even" - e.g. doesn't stall, rev, cut out, etc, compression is no issue, power seems to be fine - not use to the 225, but it seems okay?). So, here are the questions: what are the differences between the 225 odd fire and 231 even fire intakes? Is it safe to continue to run this intake, or is this a "stop now and replace" situation? If a replace now issue, any recommendations on sources?
