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Title: Best intake gaskets?
Post by: Joey120373 on August 19, 2020, 08:49:14 AM
I know jay addresses this in his book, but I can’t seem to find it  :-\

I’m putting a performer rpm on the old truck soon, wondering what the Best intake gasket would be?

Bone stock, iron heads.

Thanks

Title: Re: Best intake gaskets?
Post by: blykins on August 19, 2020, 08:52:50 AM
What heads? 
Title: Re: Best intake gaskets?
Post by: 64PI on August 19, 2020, 09:53:45 AM
I like the  Cometic C5137-060 with my CNC ported Edelbrocks. They're easy to trim with a sharp blade.
Title: Re: Best intake gaskets?
Post by: 70tp on August 19, 2020, 10:30:51 AM
Not print o seal!   
Title: Re: Best intake gaskets?
Post by: Joey120373 on August 19, 2020, 11:08:58 AM
Stock iron heads, not sure what part number.
Title: Re: Best intake gaskets?
Post by: blykins on August 19, 2020, 11:19:19 AM
Would need to know what they are.....LR, MR, HR, TP, etc. 
Title: Re: Best intake gaskets?
Post by: Joey120373 on August 19, 2020, 11:42:06 AM
I’m guessing standard MR heads, I’ll see if I can get the part number off the heads when I get home.

I’m mainly concerned about leaks, not so much with a perfect port match.

It’s a bone stock 360 in a 71 F250, not exactly a performance engine by any stretch. I will be pulling the stock 2bbl manifold off and installing a performer RPM that has been modified to port fuel injection.

I will run a carb on it to start with, then get the injectors firing once I get the fuel system figured out.
This is just to get the kinks out of the FI system, so that later, when I put a real motor in the truck, I will be starting with something that already works.
Title: Re: Best intake gaskets?
Post by: plovett on August 19, 2020, 11:57:11 AM
I like the  Cometic C5137-060 with my CNC ported Edelbrocks. They're easy to trim with a sharp blade.

Do those have a lot of material on the outside of the ports?  I trim my Mr.Gasket 202A's, but there isn't a whole lot left afterwards.

thanks,

pl
Title: Re: Best intake gaskets?
Post by: GerryP on August 19, 2020, 12:14:57 PM
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/fel-ms90145/make/ford

Those are just fine for standard passenger car ports, which are the ports your truck 360 has.  You don't have medium riser ports.
Title: Re: Best intake gaskets?
Post by: 64PI on August 19, 2020, 12:22:06 PM
I like the  Cometic C5137-060 with my CNC ported Edelbrocks. They're easy to trim with a sharp blade.

Do those have a lot of material on the outside of the ports?  I trim my Mr.Gasket 202A's, but there isn't a whole lot left afterwards.

thanks,

pl

They have more material than the 202A's and trim easier. I used to run the 202A's and after I tore one trying to trim it I switched to the Cometics.

Fred
Title: Re: Best intake gaskets?
Post by: Stangman on August 19, 2020, 12:45:20 PM
I second the ms 90145.
Title: Re: Best intake gaskets?
Post by: plovett on August 19, 2020, 01:52:12 PM
I like the  Cometic C5137-060 with my CNC ported Edelbrocks. They're easy to trim with a sharp blade.

Do those have a lot of material on the outside of the ports?  I trim my Mr.Gasket 202A's, but there isn't a whole lot left afterwards.

thanks,

pl

They have more material than the 202A's and trim easier. I used to run the 202A's and after I tore one trying to trim it I switched to the Cometics.

Fred

Thanks!
Title: Re: Best intake gaskets?
Post by: wayne on August 19, 2020, 02:00:10 PM
Rock auto has a ms 90145 for 5.50 in the closeouts