Quote Originally Posted by EagleMark View Post
Well that's a crap shoot with that thin adapter! Look at your picture of adapter mounted to intake. See where the TBI bolts can go through and hit the intake?

You should really assemble it off the intake to TBI with gasket and thread the TBI bolts into adapter and see if they pass through when tight? Either grind down bolts or use washers on top of TBI bolts so they do not pass through adapter and hit intake!
The firmness was from barely touching the gasket, I think, because there was still thread above the adapter, before the smooth part of the stud. If that makes any sense. Lol. We'll find out when I start it up if it idles high.