Intake manifold gasket installation help

Sorry Rusty, That's not how I read it. I look for input here, not overtures and assumptions. I get it that YOU don't like cork gaskets, and others prefer RTV, that's fine. However, not ALL recommended against them, others have said they were fine if properly installed, But NO ONE said they would rot. Enough with this, it's getting to be not fun anymore.
Hay bud, that's all on you. Some still use cork, some don't. I never will again, unless there's no other option. And again, "we" are not responsible for how "you" read something. You asked for help, remember? You were given good recommendations. You went a different way and that's fine. It's your engine and your money and your decision. If you want to not have fun anymore, don't try to blame that on others too, because that's your deal, not anybody else's. You were given good advice. It's no one's job to explain every little detail to you when you haven't asked.

All that said, just use the cork and be happy with it. Millions of engines sealed with it. It's just a fact that over time, cork dries, gets saturated through like a sponge with oil and leaks. It's inevitable. And you not knowing that is not anyone else's fault.