A LITTLE TAPE, A LOT OF TIME
Here’s a simple time saver for assembling high performance V8/V6 engines. When intake gasket port alignment is critical I use masking tape to hold the gasket in place on the head. You can then flip the gasket up to apply your sealer, rotate it back down, apply any sealer needed to the top of the gasket or on the end rails of the block and drop the intake manifold into place. Try to tape a spot on the intake gasket that won’t be covered by the manifold so that once the manifold is holding the gasket down and the bolts are snug you can simply peel the masking tape off.
Jake Sampson
Sampson Racing Engines
Inver Grove Heights, MN
March, 2015
