360 intake fit problem??

[bricud]

I am building a 408 stroker and have a 1973 360 block with Trick flow 190 heads and a trick flow track heat intake. It seems like the intake is too far from the heads. When I tighten it down, it appears to bend or angle the intake slightly to get it to bolt up tight. I'm guessing it would leak. Before I take it back off, I'm looking for some help. Perhaps I have the wrong intake gaskets, but I was hoping to get some feedback. Thanks.

Brian

 

[Professor Fate]

Take the locating pins out of the china walls.

 

[bricud]

There were no pins in the china wall.

 

[-Boosted-]

Get rid of the cork gaskets on the China walls and use RTV.

 

[teringer]

Put the intake on without gaskets and see if it works ,then remove the cork seals and use silicone

 

[Max1196]

An MS90009 is the wrong gasket to be using on an aluminum head/ intake combo, and it was for a 318 port size too.

 

[-Boosted-]

These are the gaskets I used on my Trick Flow 190's with Track Heat intake.

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[rumblefish360]

An MS90009 is the wrong gasket to be using on an aluminum head/ intake combo, and it was for a 318 port size too.
View attachment 1716213210

NAILED IT! Wrong gaskets. Port window to small for starters, metal thin gaskets for OEM 318/273 heads.

Edelbrock gaskets are .063 thick.
Fel-Pro 1213 are .0635/.0640 thick.
Metal OEM style 318 gaskets are .0150 thick.
Port window offset shown below.

 

[bricud]

Wow! Thank you so much. Will order the Edelbrock 7276 gaskets!

Thanks,

Brian

 

[mygasser]

Wow! Thank you so much. Will order the Edelbrock 7276 gaskets!

Thanks,

Brian

also as mentioned lose the cork end seals and use silicone/rtv.

 

[bricud]

Will do.