Hardin Marine Exhaust on SBC (350 Mag)

Brando33

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So....... I recently just purchased their Seaward Series exhaust manifolds. They are really nice pieces. Bolts are steel but otherwise a nice kit.
Anyway, after removal of original manifold, I noticed that my heads have oval ports but the new exhaust manifold has larger square ports. This was on Saturday so this ruined my evening and all day Sunday. I called them on Monday and they said ALL manifolds are square and that it will work. The original had the oval gasket the new manifold came with the square gasket and he said to use the square gasket.
In all my years of messing with SBC's I never noticed this. Granted I have always gone to headers which is a different thing, apparently.
So the question is, can anyone confirm this, that they will work without leaks?
 

Scott Danforth

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your fine...... install and go boating.

or if you are bored, port match the heads to the manifolds, and while at it, clean the combustion chambers and blend the bowls
 

Bondo

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Ayuh,..... They're goin' from smaller to bigger,... No big deal,.....
 
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