<VV> Warped Carbs? - Easy does it!

[Sethracer at aol.com]

I really know of no way the base could warp unless gaskets were used  instead 
of the original bakelite/plastic spacers. Those are pretty rigid. Unless  
Magilla Gorilla was torquing down the nuts - which would normally pull a stud  
out, I'll bet - there shouldn't be enough bending torque on the carb to twist  
it. Holley 4-barrels are notorious for breaking off mounting feet when gaskets  
are used and nuts are overtorqued. It is especially bad when the aluminum  
multi-stack aluminum/gasket sandwich is used, in an attempt to  
temperature-isolate the carb from the manifold. Personally, I never use the  gaskets between 
the carb and the manifold on the Corvair, just the original  (non-turbo) 
bakelite isolator. If you must, a slight patina of silicone between  the bakelite 
and the manifold is okay - no "Bead", just a "smidgen" (technical  term) of the 
high-temp variety. - Seth Emerson