Love your videos, man! Obviously there are an unlimited amount of engine related videos on RU-vid but I gotta say yours are the best. Mainly because you talk like you're actually having a conversation with someone about it. Easy to listen and keep up.. Unfortunately I was looking for a different video but I watched anyways and learned about those gaskets lol next Vortec I work on I'll know now!
man so glad just came across your video. i was just about swap to an airgap and got the edelbrock gaskets and was like waaahhh?? these suck! those are the answer! thank you! pretty sure you just saved me a headache.
My crate engine 350 Vortec was using 2 qts oil in 750 miles ..I used these recommended gaskets and now it stays full of oil..I didn't see any smoke ...Glad I don't have to replace it....Thanks!
I;m having the smoke issue on my GM Crate engine with only 9,000 miles... I thought it was the valve seals so I wasted a whole day replacing those and did nothing. I'm really hopeful now is only the gasket!
Ok so 350 vortec crate motor with vortec intake & spider injector system, Is that what you got & your saying that this intake gaskets worked & took Care your oil consumption problem??? Thks in advance
Great info, I've used those gaskets several times without any trouble, though mostly on stock applications, and I have to add, those studs are a big trouble saver too!
@@rudyVvv3 Sorry, I don't have that info. The torque specs are rather low, so you could just make your own out of all-thread if you can't find any, but I'm sure some aftermarket company makes them.... maybe ARP?
very informative thanks I've gotten a bit of Ls fever I'm just going to have to suppress it though by doing the next best thing and that is the vortec heads
These gaskets are the bees knees if done right..my skilled mechanic friend did this for me way back in '09 and they're still sealing tight with no leaks. Instead of permatex rtv he used Toyota seal packing 103 (FIPG) on the valleys. He's convinced that stuff is the best sealant on the market.
Have to agree, the rubber coated Problem Solver Vortec gaskets are the bomb. Been using them ever since they came out and have never had a problem unlike the OE type plastic versions you'd be replacing every 70k miles.
When are we going to see more on the 390 stroker build? Really looking forward to seeing that, I have a 390 I'm going to build for my 69 f-250 4x4 but haven't decided if I'm going to stroke it yet.
Those dart vortecs looks very close to my summit vortecs. The intake ports oval top part is what looks the same I thought that was weird when I saw the summits but it makes me feel better the darts are the same. My oem vortecs are perfectly straight on the raised intake port section.
Yup, my 1998 k-series z71 still ain't leaking at all with the Fel-Pro kit. Really complete gasket kit. The 1996-1999 pre LS1 gasket kit doesnt have the right intake gaskets for a carb intake, I believe. My trucks still stock, shit 34lb injectors inside thw upper manifold and all that ish.
you should make a video of the upgraded spider injector for the 5.7L also the gaskets on the two piece intakes are plastic as well and they like to leak right around the water ports and they will leak coolant and you won't know it til it's too late! I have dealt with Chevrolet intake gaskets for many years and have changed so many of them. Just thought it might be a cool video to make of the difference from the poppit style spider injector vs the new upgraded design which works so much better and they have so much better throttle response and performance.
I've ran the ms98000t on my k1500 for almost 2 years now with no problems. I'm going to build a carbed vortec setup on the engine I'm building for my s10. I work in a parts store so I'm going to contact fel pro Monday to see if there is an individual part number on the lower gaskets in the kit so hopefully I won't have to spend money on gaskets I don't need. I will keep you posted on how that goes so hopefully everyone who does this can save a little money.
@@dinzulgauls3502 felpro got back to me and said they didn’t have any plans to offer them by itself at the time. Currently don’t work in parts so not sure if they changed
du you know of any way to drill and thread the vortec heads and intake to add additional bolts in the center area for more fastening strength? or isnt it possible?
I hat that problem with a 350 70 Pontiac lemans sport. After spending a fortune on gaskets it was the intake that was machined wrong. New intake no more problems.
does felpro offer a problem solver intake gasket for the 454 vortec? Also any info on building a 454 vortec as far as head work and upgrades would be great
My problem is getting my thermostat housing to seal up? Edelbrock performer intake, stock cast housing. Tried RTV, letting it set for a few hours before filling, still weeps. Any ideas?
I have a old friend that worked in one of the plants where vortec engines were assembled, he said GM felt that the vertical bolts on the corners were enough to secure the intake with no leaks. Apparently they were wrong. I have gear head buddies that drill and tap the heads in that center area, they drill the intake first on a flat surface, then countersink the holes and use allen head bolts and seal them with a small amount of RTV silicon.
I forgot to mention that the intake they used was always a aftermarket variety, having extra material, I think the intakes of choice were either edelbrock or wieand manifolds.
thanks very much for the info. I actually met a guy last night with a 98 chevy with a stroker that has vortec heads on it (built by a pro speed shop) and he is on his 3rd set of intake gaskets . I'll give him this info.
I no this is an older video, but how did the new gaskets work out? I have a 98 k1500 5.7. It was using around half a gallon to a gallon of coolent ever 200 miles, it rarely smoke unless very cold or damp outside. The oil always looked good for a truck with 200,000 miles on it. I finally tore into the intake finding some mayo resido on the vaulve covers, the intake was ate up, i replaced them with Victor reins gaskets. Truck runs better and never smokes, tail pipe is always dry. I am still loosing coolent... it has a new waterpump,thermostat and radiator+ cap. Think these would work for me??
How you doing my name is John I been a subscriber for about a year-and-a-half. I'm honestly very impressed and learned a lot from your videos my profession is collision repair and mechanic related to any collision damage. Unfortunately age is creeping up on me Collision repair life can be tough on the body and health, and I have both problems I'd love to feel the motor someday and you inspired me to do so I don't know just looks like something I'd like to do I didn't know it was so precise and I was ripping Motors apart when I was 8 years old normal workers and whatnot just to see how they worked. Well I'll get to the question and it's about a cylinder head I was watching you do and then you showed a shelf that had many of them and you said they were for sale well I'm working on a friend's car it's a 1970 Mach 3 Continental with a Ford 460 it has some issues I'd like to ask you questions if I could just to make sure I'm doing the right thing and researching before I do anything I think it needs heads because it doesn't have the hardened seats in them and I believe the valves are a little burnt on the ends so I'd like to know if I could for one purchase two cylinder heads from you and if I was able to email you or get in touch with you just to ask some questions of course it's a budget fix I would love to break it all down and rebuild it but once again I want to do the research before I could give a price and if I am making the right decision I believe it just needs the top-end done but I'll have to check clearances on the main bearings and what not so I have a few questions but most important the heads so if you could somehow get in touch I'd appreciate it, I would assume you could reply to this and I'm sure we could figure something out I could send you back the heads I have either to be repaired or you could keep them or just sell me ones you've already done, either way I know you're busy and I appreciate all you taught me and I'm sure everybody that watches you appreciates your hard work.
Same issue with roller lifters? And what paint/color did you use on that block? That is a beautiful color! Building a #683 4blt block with a the roller valve train. I want a budget but I only have one shot at this so I don't want to screw anything up. I've sourced everything but the lifters...
Sir, great channel just subscribed. I have a vin r csfi 5.7 vortec in a 99 c3500. I want to get a rebuild, unsure if I want to stroke to a 383. You mentioned in a previous video that the heads tend to crack. Is that also the case on the vin r? Where are you located and do you do rebuilds?
Great Vid. I have a fresh 355 with Dart heads that were from a circle track car. Heads were milled and i can see light on #8 intake through my victor Jr intake. My machine shop said to use washers on all 4 corners that equal gasket I'd. Then mold BB` model clay on all runners top and bottom. Slice in half and measure depth. Going to try tomorrow. Also china wall close but not hitting yet. Anything else i can try? Thanks. John
Im looking to build a demolition derby engine.. a small block chevy 350 and was wondering if you could give me any advise on it, what would be the best configuration and set up. Thanks in advance.
i just bought a 5.7 out of a 94 chevy ,truck ,4 whl ,drive ,i want to know if it a good motor to rebuild, and the pros and cons of the motor , ? if you could help ,it be appreciated thanks
So why do you no longer get the short front and rear intake gaskets with vortec head / intakes, can they be ordered separately? PS your videos are awesome 👏
I have an intake manifold leaking oil through the top of the bolts on a 348 Chevy engine. Would you recommend this Fel-Pro line to stop the leaks. Also, I've heard that there are different thicknesses of gaskets, how do I determine what thickness to install on the intake?
Thanks a ton for all of this! Can you explain or better yet show the difference between 95 and earlier and 96-2000 sbc coolant bypass. I hear that the early engines had the hole below the water pump opening. Now the 96 up blocks don't have the extra passage as I understand. I hear coolant needs to circulate prior to the thermostat opening to prevent hot spots before the t-stat opens. How is this accomplished? And do you need to make any changes when Installing a Vortec style head on an earlier block or installing early heads on a Vortech block without the extra passage? I've heard some suggest drilling a hole... thoughts on that? Thanks again!
I recently viewed your video about using Vortec heads on a 350 eng. Is it mandatory to drill the two center holes in the head and manifold? I will will be running a carburetor.Also will stock length pushrods that used with my early 350 heads work with my vortec heads? Thnx.
This is a good topic but have you ever not had the coolant ports not seal? I put on an edelbrock e force supercharger three gaskets later it still won't seal coolant in the valley
If you blow the intake gasket could you get water in the oil I have a 1998 Chevrolet C 1500 and the truck never run over to 210 but while passing a vehicle when I started to slow down I discovered a little bit of a miss and now I have water in my oil but the truck never run hot enough to blow a head gasket so I’m kind of confused
I saw this video. I bought the steel shim gaskets. They leak! Any other ideas? I have changed these 3 times in a year. I now have atomic efi. It runs like crap due to vaccum leaks. I'm running a new motor from jegs. The edelbrock rpm manifold. My bolts are torqued to 11 ft lb. Any ideas would help. I am ready to pull the intake and silicone the gaskets in place.
Nice video my friend. Do you know of an intake manifold with an oil tube that fits Vortec heads ??? or is their an intake manifold which I can drill the hole to fit the oil tube ??? Thanks for your help
Those gaskets are the only way to go. From sbc to the 3.1/3.4 /3.8 and Even on the "LS" motors, the updated green intake gaskets that supercede the orange aren't as good as those metal framed gaskets.
90W7 7.25.17. I only use the metal framed type, from either Fel-Pro, Magnum, or GM, in the 3.1/3.4 & the 3.8L V6 engines that I've worked on. Have not had one issue after I started using them! 🏁
I have a set of aftermarket heads , they have the old pattern, and vortec, but they are 220 cc intake runners, I'm having trouble finding a gasket that fits the ports, I'm running the old style intake, the gaskets I have on it now are slightly smaller than the intake ports! It's not a full race port, do you have any idea what might work? These look like they might fit the ports, but the intake bolt pattern is the old 1st gen , that's the trouble with aftermarket parts, I have the largest port gasket I could find, without getting a race port gasket, I even modified them a bit, I enlarged the gaskets, as far as I felt comfortable, they still are slightly small, thanks
This is great info I needed. I am building a race motor with a set of pro topline vortec heads and need this info. one question, do I have to use self aligning rockers? I will be running a 510 lift cam. ect?
I'm new to you our channel and I'm also new to Chevys so I have a few questions. First off I just got a 90 Corvette completely stock except for the exhaust. And in wanting to upgrade the heads but keep the TPI set up any advice would be helpful. I'm not wanting to dig to far into the motor the Corvette was my father's and has 95k on her and runs strong but definitely has room for improvement.
I want to put a vortech in my 93 chevy suburban the motor came from a 97 tahoe there is a difference between the intake what do I have to use to make my Intake from my 93 tbi to make fit the vortech I am swapping out one motor for the other
Bearings do not like Dexcool either or even standard green coolant. Miraculously my 97 5.0L runs fine on 20W50 and lucas after the intake gasket disaster with ethylene glycol coolant. .
Ooh is this gonna be about the 1996-1998(1999 mid years) and the almost LS engine? The old small block 5.7 with that trash spider injection and 2 piece intake manifold? Save the struggle, either get the marine MPFI intake manifold with external fuel rails OR swap to carb\carb fuel injection throttle body. Also: Felpro Premium top end engine gasket kit(iE: the problem solver series) Fixed any and every issue I ever had. The fiber gaskets are whack sauce. MAYBE brand new clean bolts and thread chased holes MAYBE that might seal up fine. For the work involved, save the struggle, get the Fel-Pro premium/problem solver gaskets/upper engine gasket kit.
Hey Man first I want to thank you for always trying to help people with sound advice! I recently bought a 67 Impala that the previous owner did a Crate engine swap GM 350 HO With Vortec heads. He said the engine had less than 9,000 miles on it but when I bought the car it was smoking blue most of the time very little on idle most of the time when revving up. So the first thing I did of course was to bust my hum and replaced the valve steam seal while in the car (not fun) but I did nothing. So I'm thinking it has to ne this gasket because every plug has some light oil residue. They are new plugs too. I seriously doubt all 8 cylinder have bad rings... I just ordered this gasket set. I want to mention that this engine runs super nice a lot of power and it sound really healhy other than the annoying blue smoke/ What are your thoughts?
Good info. I had a set of fiber gaskets blow out. Replaced them with the same ones but glued the hell out of them. So far so good. Ifbit happens again ibwill get these. Thanks
Can a blown intake gasket cause engine to use oil? I have a crate 350 with Vortec heads that is using oil and fouling plugs in a pattern and I can’t get a straight answer if the intake can cause it. I know oil doesn’t run through the intake but is there another way oil can sneak through. It’s fouling 3,4,5,6; right in the center of the engine. I’m going to buy a leakdown tester just trying to borrow it down.
Used a felpro 1255 but it leaked bad at the back corners i had to put a film coating of silicone over entire gasket both sides and so far its good but i will go to this set next time..
Hey do you use RTV on that gasket or install as is? If you can make a video on the proper way to install so one don't end up taking it all apart like I just did that would be great.
Looking for help second time around. Hello, been watching your videos, thank you. I upgrading a very early 350( V1027MU) Flint V8,Oct.27th 350/295hp block. I pulled this out of 67/68 Camaro in 1971. been running this since 1975 build. 10.5 forged TRW pistons, chrome molly rings. I want upgrade to a hydraulic roller bump stick(Howard brand?). Budget is a concern with that said, which are better early LT Corvette heads or later Vortec type head. Current heads came on the engine, 194/150 intake/exhaust which I port matched and cc'd also have press in studs which I pinned. I don't remember the cam specification(flat tappet hydraulic) but the Rhoads lifters didn't help idle quality. Stick shift car application. This is a street/strip fun car. Thank you for you answer in advance. The car is a 1978 Oldsmobile Omega, factory 4 speed I bought new in 1977. Mike 01/2019
Hi and enjoying your videos. Just a quick question . I've got a 1979 SB350 corvette, in Australia, unmodified. We have 3 fuels to choose from 91, 95, 98. Which one would you consider appropriate. I've been running the 95, not sure if one of the others is better. Many thanks, lefty
also depends on compression ratio and if youve got forced induction (supercharged or turbocharged), a higher grade helps prevent detonation/ knock (premature ignition), really you should be fine with 91, here in central US weve got 87, 89, 91, and some places carry up to 93.. 91 is premium grade where im at
One problem with comparing octane is that in the USA, the RON/MON measurement is used, whereas in other countries, RON is the only number used. That is why 2 fuels with the same anti-knock performance can have 2 different numbers based on where you live.
Hello. Good vídeo. And i have a question, i got a intake exactly the same in my 350 vortec heads. But my motor is nothing special. Just cam 262/270 flat tapet. Msd headers shorty. But. In the instructions of the intake i saw its for 1500 rpm to 6500 the question is. The intake is to big for my set up? Intake 7116 edelbrock. I need something more small?? Thanks alot 👍👍👌
Whatever the manufacturer specs are. Used theses when I replaced mine. I’m not sure but I believe it was a low foot lbs spec. 12 or something like that. Replaced 1 1/2 yrs ago and have had no problem since.
seems like there is plenty of open room to drill and tap a couple bolts in that center area. why they are not there already is baffling to me, just looking at them here, even if there is water jacket behind, it's the same with other sbc heads, right?. someone screwed the pooch in the r&d dept at gm. haha
