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I had thoughts of ditching the sock manifold in favor of a Blue Thunder, not only because it is somewhat stock appearing, but for less residual heat.I agree Don. We also have to factor in that the stock cast iron intake manifold retains a lot of heat. An aluminum intake will hold less heat and dissipate it more efficiently making the turkey pan less important.I believe the primary reason Ford used the turkey pan was for cooling the intake manifold, cooler air is denser and denser means more power. The second reason was to keep oil off the exhaust crossover.
For them, it was probably faster to install the turkey pan with end gaskets already attached, rather than dealing with gluing on the two side gaskets and then the two end pieces.
Ron
Perhaps Studdley might consider this as an option. Just a thought.