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Do not use the front or rear lower intake gaskets. Lay a thick bead of RTV down (fat 1/4”) all the way across and let it sit 15 min or so. Have done it this way for years and zero issues.
Is that an aerosol can? Haven't seen it sold like that.. That would work well for the intake ends.... TY
Yeah, put down a nice [fat] bead (not so fat it's going to all squish out the sides, let it stand 15 - 20 minutes (sometimes longer depending how humid it is where you are) and put it together, torque to spec.
Use a couple studs or cut off length of all thread in the end bolt holes to help guide the intake on straight down.
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While it's not ARP strength (or price!), AlloyBoltz.com also has a stainless steel intake stud kit. It is stainless steel, so it's going to have higher strength than standard plated steel hardware.... although, personally, I don't really consider intake manifold mounting a location where hardware strength is too important.
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SBF SMALL BLOCK FORD 260 289 302 5.0L 351W INTAKE MANIFOLD STAINLESS STUD KIT | Alloy Boltz
This is a stainless steel kit for the 1985 & Older Ford Small Block engine Carbed Intakes. Included in the kit are 12 studs, 12 Flange Nuts and 12 washers to protect your Intake. LET US KNOW AT TIME OF PAYMENT IF YOU HAVE AN AFTERMARKET INTAKE. THIS KIT DOES NOT COVER THE 16 BOLT
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I believe I saw another brand of intake studs recently what were pretty reasonable, but cannot remember who.....While it's not ARP strength (or price!), AlloyBoltz.com also has a stainless steel intake stud kit. It is stainless steel, so it's going to have higher strength than standard plated steel hardware.... although, personally, I don't really consider intake manifold mounting a location where hardware strength is too important.
SBF SMALL BLOCK FORD 260 289 302 5.0L 351W INTAKE MANIFOLD STAINLESS STUD KIT | Alloy Boltz
This is a stainless steel kit for the 1985 & Older Ford Small Block engine Carbed Intakes. Included in the kit are 12 studs, 12 Flange Nuts and 12 washers to protect your Intake. LET US KNOW AT TIME OF PAYMENT IF YOU HAVE AN AFTERMARKET INTAKE. THIS KIT DOES NOT COVER THE 16 BOLT
I could only find the ARP's when I was doing mine so I got it without vaseline.........
All I can say is if you have aluminum heads I would strongly recommend intake studs. This is because with bolts you are inducing to forces on the threads in the head of which are torsional and tension and doing it at the same time. With studs its only tension so its a little better in that the threads will have less of a propensity to pull. I just said F it and Heli coiled all of mine and have a lot more confidence in them. One was pulled when I got the heads and two visually looked suspect.
I had a bad habit of over torquing intakes that were re-used too many times, replaced them with ARP stuff. Luckily on iron heads.
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I love this kit....Thanks for showing itWhile it's not ARP strength (or price!), AlloyBoltz.com also has a stainless steel intake stud kit. It is stainless steel, so it's going to have higher strength than standard plated steel hardware.... although, personally, I don't really consider intake manifold mounting a location where hardware strength is too important.
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