Winter project

[Velox]

Originally Posted by Tony Aprile

I agree...

V... what intake manifold gaskets do you use ?? I ask because of the head aches I went through a few years ago when my fel-pros disintergrated around the water jackets !!!

The Fel-Pro 1230 is always listed for my Edelbrock Performer RPM heads at parts houses as the standard for 429-460 apps and they are well known to breakdown, slide, slip, distort especially around the water jackets. It seems the 1230 is actually a racing app gasket, not designed for long term use, designed for engines frequently taken apart and rebuilt hence they are quite good for short term but that's it. They have no steel insert. Everybody says get the Victor Reinz NitroSeal gaskets, like 95109SG but I have never been able to find these, not online or at any parts stores near me. Fel-Pro also makes the MS901101 which if you look for it, is readily available, even at Summit etc, and it turns out this is similar to the Victor Reinz, is heavy duty, has a steel insert, and is the one recommended at 460Ford.com so that's what I went with this time. NAPA is said to have the 95109SG but again, I couldn't find any that listed or carried 'em. There are a number of threads on this at 460Ford.com so I put the MS901101 on mine for this project