Yea... there is a big debate on the forums wether or not to only use RTV or to use the rubber/cork pieces supplied with the kit (which are probably there for a reason if I'm not mistaken.. not just to raise the price of the gasket)
To everyone who says use ONLY RTV along the block, have you even tried it with using the gaskets provided with the set or have you just listned to someone online about what's supposed to work?
My personal experience with just using RTV... IT LEAKED! And if I recall, just recently another member on here had the same problem. Now how could a nice thick bead of RTV leak oil when its squeezed between an intake and block? Intake was torqued down properly, it had time to dry, and you could see where it was squeezed out from under the intake all the way across it.
Now who has tried using the pieces supplied with the kit, installed it the proper way, and have had oil leak? Well I for one have not, and I've had my intake off for many diff reasons and each time when I put it back on it's oil leak free.
SOOOO.... who on here has tried both ways, or just listned to what someone has claimed to work. I've done both and I'm sticking to my method. There are a few others on here that feel the same way about the RTV thing as I do. But whatever way works for you, feel free to do it, I just hate when people say that using the gaskets provided is wrong and will leak, even the cork ones. I've used cork and the rubber ones, both with the same results. Anyone else?
To everyone who says use ONLY RTV along the block, have you even tried it with using the gaskets provided with the set or have you just listned to someone online about what's supposed to work?
My personal experience with just using RTV... IT LEAKED! And if I recall, just recently another member on here had the same problem. Now how could a nice thick bead of RTV leak oil when its squeezed between an intake and block? Intake was torqued down properly, it had time to dry, and you could see where it was squeezed out from under the intake all the way across it.
Now who has tried using the pieces supplied with the kit, installed it the proper way, and have had oil leak? Well I for one have not, and I've had my intake off for many diff reasons and each time when I put it back on it's oil leak free.
SOOOO.... who on here has tried both ways, or just listned to what someone has claimed to work. I've done both and I'm sticking to my method. There are a few others on here that feel the same way about the RTV thing as I do. But whatever way works for you, feel free to do it, I just hate when people say that using the gaskets provided is wrong and will leak, even the cork ones. I've used cork and the rubber ones, both with the same results. Anyone else?