Took awhile to get the parts in. Here's the kit I bought (https://www.ebay.com/itm/405247492301), along with used Volvo elbows from ebay and rubber connectors from Amazon. Fit and finish perfect. Installed yesterday started motor today no leaks. Thanks for all the input!
Understood it might be tricky. Good point about the manifold bolts. I reached out to Barr, GLM, BPI and other vendors zero responses. Volvo elbows get here Monday so I will trial fit and determine what seems best to order and go from there.
Thanks Lou. Your write up and tutorial has been an inspiration. Going to do a light file on the exhaust manifold surface, overall tolerances look great. Attached is a photo of a dry trial setup. Lou would you mind telling me how tall your exhaust risers are? Attached is a photo of ones I think...
I am looking to replace my 1989 OMC 4.3 V6 "batwings" with a dry joint system (with hopefully Barr or Mercruiser). I know GLM and BPI offer wet joint kits. From what I read Barr/Mercruiser dry joint manifolds will fit the motor. I am stuck trying to determine the correct part number for the...
