[DeTomaso] Intake gaskets

[doug351c]

Hey Dan,

What makes the Victor Reinz your favorite?  And if you had to choose the
next best, am I reading you right that the 5836 and 252103's are tied for
2nd place?

Doug

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
[mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of Daniel C Jones
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 10:47 AM
To: Pantera REALBIG forum
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Intake gaskets

Mike,

If you ignore the turkey pan type intake gasket, there are basically two
types of aftermarket intake manifold gaskets for the 351C-4V (Mike has the
CHI 4V heads).  The Fel Pro 1228 Printoseal, Mr. Gasket Ultra-Seal 5836 4V
and SCE AccuSeal 252103 have a silicone bead around the ports.  The Fel Pro
printoseals are known to leak.  The other style is a flat cellulose/nitrile
composition gasket material without the bead (e.g. Mr. Gasket 214).  You can
use the black Permatex aviation gasket sealer on them to ensure a seal but
they will need to be scraped off if you have to R&R them later.  My
favorites
are the Victor Reinz.  I think NAPA has dropped Victor Reinz so you may have
to go mail order for those (try Alex Denysenko at moneymaker racing).

Dan Jones