You think this is a problem?

[TurboBuRick]

 

[pdzz]

Is this a trick question?

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[czimpel]

Looks like you might have had a touch of a boost leak.

 

[Squid4life]

Looks good to me, just throw the intake back on and give her hell.

 

[czimpel]

Looks good to me, just throw the intake back on and give her hell.

More silicon maybe.

 

[bishir]

Use *The Right Stuff* call it a day, drink beer.

 

[TurboBuRick]

Lmao! You guys are funny.

Symptom was Oil out the breathers under boost and a extreme lean idle that could not be corrected.

This car has been kicking my arse. Hopefully I can close the book on it after this...

 

[etriebe]

All I see is cork valve cover gaskets

 

[Mike Licht]

More silicon maybe.

thats what I was thinking

 

[Sydwyndr]

May not be broken.... sure is BENT all to hell

 

[TurboBob]

thats what I was thinking, just tighten all the bolts a quarter turn and call it a day

Bob

 

[Nick Micale]

Looks like there was silicone or some type of sealant on the gasket, or your intake needs to be machined to a proper fit?

Alum heads almost always need to have the intake port alignment and block clearance checked closely.

You also need to determine the proper intake gasket thickness for your build. I have used gaskets from 0.030" to 0.200" thick to obtain a proper intake fit.

The clearance at both ends of the block to intake must be measured to determine how you are going to seal those areas as well.

Sometimes the stock rubber end seals are too thick and will not allow the intake to mate tightly to the heads.

Sorry for the boring tech info as I have no "cute" comment about your dilemma, as I have been there a few times!

 

[Phoneguy]

That looks like a serious misalignment ...one side torqued down before the other maybe ?

Bryan

 

[bishir]

Maybe this guy aligned it?

 

[TurboTdr3.8]

Hold my Beer and watch this .

 

[BEATAV8]

the blown intake port gasket is one concern and the deformed coolant jacket gasket is another....

Excess silicone cause that coolant port to do that?

I always use very very little silicone. Let the gasket do the job.

 

[earlbrown]

This car has been kicking my arse. Hopefully I can close the book on it after this...

I believe you might have found the source of your leak.

 

[Rafs-T-Type]

It all that from being pushed out, or did some of that get pulled up when removing the intake?

 

[earlbrown]

The way it's deformed and stretched, that happened in the field.

 

[RmvBfrFlght]

I've seen similar issues with those blue-ringed FelPros on NA SBCs. Mostly the divider piece that resides between the two adjacent ports. Several of them were moved completely off the head/intake surface and into the actual port area. While in other areas the gasket moved away from the port.

Went back to VR gaskets that are embossed around the ports.

My guess is that the blue rubber sealing ring is too slippery. Which allows the gasket to move around.

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