1987 chevy r10 350 tbi weird heads ...new guy

[crazykicks101]

hey im new to this sight so if this has already been brought up im sry i really did try and find it anyways on my 87 i changed the head gasket the other day and i got it done which so far seems to be working fine but can anyone tell me why the dividers in the intake ports are not flush with the rest of the heads ? and why these little clips are here instead? i was worried that the gasket would leak when i put the manifold back on but like i said so far its ok heres two pictures one with gasket and clips on like i found it when i pulled the intake off and one with no gaskets or clips o and i picture of my truck just to show it off considering i bought it for 400 hundred running i figured i would show it off

[crazykicks101]

lol even a simple no ive been turning wrenches for 30 yrs or something and never seen this would help ?

[augie]

Moved to proper forum.

[rayfinseats]

Cool ! I like it. Never saw that before either. Looks like it would work okay though.

[INSIDIOUS '86]

I would worry about the clips conning loose overtime and dropping in... but I hav never ever seen that before :/
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[BigBlocksRule]

That's similar to the way the TBI 4.3's are set up. I have no idea why.

[jitteryguy]

cant say that I've ever seen that befor , I dont see where there'd be any problem with it down the raod.
by the way, Welcome to the Forum !

[ringger14]

What the french, toast. That's weird!

[DozerMek]

I've seen those before when my father in-law rebuilt a 350 in a 87 Chevy 4x4 some years back. Come to find out the engine was built in Mexico, and some of them were not built to exact standards as in the U.S. Those shiny spacers filled in the gaps. Needles to say he had a host of other problems with the rebuild than just those crappy heads.

[terryj]

I've never seen the intake ports on a head designed that way, there is no seperation between the the ports. My question is this: Looking at the first picture there is a definate gap between the ports, are the clips designed to go under the gasket to fill the gap, or are they to be installed as shown in your second picture????

[crazykicks101]

Originally Posted by terryj

I've never seen the intake ports on a head designed that way, there is no seperation between the the ports. My question is this: Looking at the first picture there is a definate gap between the ports, are the clips designed to go under the gasket to fill the gap, or are they to be installed as shown in your second picture????

i found it with the clips on top of the gasket when i originally pulled the manifold i did however place them on bottom then put the gaskets on top but that seemed to leave more of a gap than the other way around i was worried that they wouldent allow for the aftermarket gasket to seat properly but as i said seems to be working fine hopefully this will last me a while although next week im supposed to go with the boss to the auction sales and get me a 4x4