351 Cleveleland Intake

Want2Bfordman · #1 (**permalink**) 04-16-2004, 11:37 PM

I got a Weiand X-celerator 7517 intake for my 351C 4V engine. I am building this from a bare block and no parts btw so I am not completely stupid! LOL Anyway when I set the intake on the engine I notice the intake will not sit flush due to what looks like guides/studs in the heads near the intake port, each head has one... I do not have a gasket as the Full Set was almost a full set! LOL When I look up the gasket it says .060 thickness and these guides are much thicker. There are no holes in the intake and I am using the right intake and heads... Am I missing something in the casting of the manifold or do these guides/studs work out with the gasket. Also I notice a hole in the middle of each head that will not be fully covered by the manifold. From what I have seen looking at the gasket residue on blocks for sale online it appears these hole do not get covered up...
Any info will help as I do not have a parts list... I don't think it matters much about the casting #s because every set of 351C heads I have seen have this guide/stud but FYI I got DOAE quench heads...

mark a. · #2 (**permalink**) 04-17-2004, 06:09 PM

I think what your talking about is a small pin maby 3/16.Each head has one. If so its used to keep the stock tin pan intake gasket in place while assembling. If your using 4 piece gaskets you could probably pull them out if there in the way.The intake is supposed to be below them when it's bolted on. I had a after market intake one time, I don't remember now what brand it was, but I ended up grinding it some so it would get by the pins. Those holes your talking about don't go anywhere, you don't need to do anything with them.

stevef100s · #3 (**permalink**) 04-17-2004, 09:21 PM

Hey Dude. Nobody would accuse you of being completely stupid. If you were, you would be on a different site asking about a Chevy problem. LOL

Want2Bfordman · #4 (**permalink**) 04-18-2004, 02:05 AM

Thanks guys! Got it all together now. I just heated up the heads and tapped them in and blended them into the casting with a polishing tool... No chance of an oil leak this way...

Icicle · #5 (**permalink**) 04-18-2004, 09:12 AM

drooling over the thought of putting a 351 cleveland in wifes truck instead of rebuilding and hopping up her 302.....a 351 cleveland, now theres something fun and different