bridgeport on a 2piece exhaust adapter plate

[racervboat]

1989 Bridgeport carb on a xr4 mid with 2 piece adapter will I have any problems with overheating-no stats or popet valve?

[hydrostreamvking4m]

I run my bp that way and no probs

[racervboat]

that's what I thought,had another one few yrs ago but could not remember if it had a 1 or 2 piece thought it was a 2 pice,better safe than sorry thanks for the reply.

[pyro]

Leave the poppet dump plugged, heads teed together in the usual fashion with one hose out the back. Restrictor washers in the T-stat housings. Diverter hoses crammed in the water jackets. Water temps will run 100-140° at the head dump in summer months, and barely register on the gauge in cold water. I've run mine on an '89 200 adapter and fully-lined bass mid this way for over 8 years, with no problems.

[Varmint]

89 is a chrome bore,no problems just plumb it right,going the other way using a 1 pc adapter on a steel bore ,causes issues. Basically you are running it like a 2.4 200 w/out a poppet. And use restrictor washers,to keep the hot water in the block longer.

[racervboat]

thanks for the replys guys :cheers:

[89Talon18]

Im in the process of building a bridgeport and was going to put it in place of my stock 2.4 200 and was going to use the 2 pcs plate also but was told there is a miss match and should be ground to match. Have you checked to see if they line up. Id like to know how much of a miss match there is if there is any