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I just picked up an assortment of 4 pack grade 8 bolts when I got the $10 plate from advance auto today.
I've got a Torker intake, the 5/16-18 X 3/4" were used. the 3/4" were a little too long for the front two holes so I used a flat washer and a linotype sheet gasket (mainly to block the spare holes into the intake.

from a material handout, I think the allowable bearing load for a 5/16-18 in aluminum varies from 580# to 800# with pull out about 1300# to 1800#. so with 4 bolts it should be fine.

today I search other sights and there were multiple page discussions about using these plates and there was only one incident mentioned. But the concensus was they work with aliminum manifolds fine.

I'll do a bounce test before I get it up high. I am thinking a differnt manifold will be used following the rebuild. so if it does pull I could Hcoil it.

My need now is just to get the engine out of the shed, put it on a crate and load it in truck. the engine and tran are up against the wall with little room to move at the moment. My plans are to try and pull clutch and flywheel before shipping it off.