Intake Gasket or Head Gasket?

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Originally Posted by cfinance

Sure hope I'm not about to step on any toes, but...

The Edelbrock installation flyer that came in the box of my RPM Air-Gap intake manifold provides a bolt torque sequence and recommends using a torque of 25 ft/lbs (top attachment).

My old Haynes manual (1967-1987 Chevy truck) recommends 30 ft/lbs for small block V8 and V6 intake manifolds (bottom attachment). This page has a bunch more torque specs in case it helps anybody else out there.

I'm a mechanical newbie and I don't trust myself as much as others with more experience, so I go a bit overboard with research sometimes. But that has worked for me and has been a fun way to learn. Anyway, hope this helps and gives you more ideas to consider toward solving your leak question.

Your Edelbrocks an aluminum intake compared to the factory cast iron one though too.