Best way to repair broken ear on intake

[osci]

Any ideas on the best way to repair a broken cast ear. After r/r the cfm intake grid bolts over the years, one of the cast ears inside the manifold broke on one side. I removed the piece, so thats not the issue.

 

[Tobin]

Make a custom adapter that moves the bolt spacing out, then drill and tap the head/intake for the new bolt spacing.

 

[dangerous06]

I've replaced a motor that ate one of those ears! Does a hell of a job on the valves and piston! you can have a metal piece welded in and then drilled and tapped. or just sell it to someone wanting to cut the intake off!

 

[fatty]

Any reason you can't just tap that part for a bigger bolt? May require drilling out the intake horn a bit.

 

[Tobin]

I've replaced a motor that ate one of those ears! Does a hell of a job on the valves and piston! you can have a metal piece welded in and then drilled and tapped. or just sell it to someone wanting to cut the intake off!

Don't do this.