V8 273 head question

Romulo Roderiques said
Copy that. I am using Edelbrock intake gaskets which are thicker than Fel-pro. Do you think a thinner gasket may be better?

If the floor of the manifold port is higher than the floor of the port in the head, then yes, a thinner gasket can be used.

You shouldn’t use the bolts to force the ports to line up. They should line up when you set the intake on the heads.