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08-23-2010, 10:47 PM
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Cork or Rubber gaskets for intake manifold & valve covers?
Hi everyone,
I know this has probably already been addressed but should I use cork or rubber for my intake manifold and valve covers? Should I also add some kind of high temp silicone to the gaskets? Thanks for all of the help. |
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08-23-2010, 11:51 PM
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Big Red - Now its a SWB!
Join Date: Jun 2009
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Re: Cork or Rubber gaskets for intake manifold & valve covers?
From what I've seen it doesn't really matter as long as you have decent valve covers. I have some cheapo chrome covers on mine and I tried both types of gasket and both leaked.
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08-24-2010, 12:51 AM
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Re: Cork or Rubber gaskets for intake manifold & valve covers?
Go with the rubber with steel liner.
I got this set with the stud kit. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SBC-C...Q5fAccessories Same thing without the studs. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SBC-C...Q5fAccessories Stopped all my valve cover leaks and I can reuse them.
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08-24-2010, 10:51 AM
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Re: Cork or Rubber gaskets for intake manifold & valve covers?
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08-25-2010, 12:53 AM
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Big Red - Now its a SWB!
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Re: Cork or Rubber gaskets for intake manifold & valve covers?
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68 3/4 ton (Project)-350 Small Block, .030 over, 10:1 comp, 3998993 heads, C3BX edelbrock intake, comp cams XE268, Holley 670 SA, long tube headers, dual flow 40's, E-fan, Alum rad, currently under the knife getting shortened and bagged build thread41 3/4 ton (wife's)-flatbed, fully restored to original01 Tahoe LT 4WD (my daily driver)-Magnaflow Muffler, Rollin on 22's 02 Ford Mustang Convertable (Wife's Car)-Flowmaster 50, Clear corners, Intake, sittin on 18's |
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08-25-2010, 01:27 AM
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Re: Cork or Rubber gaskets for intake manifold & valve covers?
The stud kit works as good as it looks too. It is sort of "just right" for me. Not the standard bolt, not the long "T" fasteners, just nice looking hardware, and the bolts I removed were shiny stainless, so I wasn't starting from crappy. I thought the price was right, and I had a few other little things on the order too.
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08-26-2010, 01:02 PM
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yes, i do
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Spokane, wa
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Re: Cork or Rubber gaskets for intake manifold & valve covers?
i bought something similar to those about the time that i came to the boards. i bought a set for me and a set for my buddy. i never had one issue with them, but he did since he had the crappy chrome valve covers. and i love that they are re-useable too. i would definately buy another set myself. and those are cheaper than the ones that i had bought about 3 years ago. and i find that having a set of cast, fab'd or cnc'd aluminum valve covers work the best for sealing since they won't bend and warp like steel ones will. but for the intake gaskets they don't make cork for the intake. what i would do for the intake gaskets is get a set of felpro gaskets. i have yet to have one issue with a set of felpro gaskets that i have used aside from the valve cover gaskets(crappy valve covers). and i have used the felpro intake gaskets on all types of intakes and i have no complaints
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