FORD 351 CLEVELAND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET INSTALLATION TIPS AND TRICKS 

Thanks Clevo king! Just did my first intake on a 351c by watching this vid. I went exactly by your instructions, fired the car up today and everything is perfect, no leaks, no problems at all. Thanks again from Florida!

I have never done this job before. I followed this video exactly and it went flawlessly. Thanks again!

Hey I wanted to say thank you for you in-depth videos. I just picked up a 73 mustang for my first resto project and it has a 351c in her. Your videos have made me feel comfortable to do work on the motor.

I'm literally working on the same motor right now, you're videos really come in handy for the "little tips"

I bought a pro 351 in 03. I discover 8hours ago, an 18year long mystery oil leak front/rear coming from cork gaskets still with plastic packaging strips on the bottoms. These videos have inspired me to work on that particular engine again after many years of procrastinating it. Ill go the red silicone matching my engine colour. Cheers King Clevero.

Thanks mate! I appreciate the video, I’m about to install my performer air gap intake on my 351c! You just gained a new subscriber from Southern California, just a couple miles away from the edelbrock facility where they make all their intakes and heads

Thanks for the video man I learned something keep them up appreciate it

Thanks for sharing Mr Clevo king !

The "they spent millions on R&D" line cracked me up! 🤣👍 Great information there bro

Love Your work Clevo King.

Your a bloody legend cheers for the vids

I will never use a cork gasket again. You have made a believer in the silicone. After you put the cork between the block and manifold and there was still clearance told my why I get the leaks. Bad engineering on felpro and Ford . Thanks a lot.

Thanks for the video. First time builder.

Your idea of small bolt hole with dowls is good.

Great vid mate 👍🏽

Good going man I learned something

Love your vids bro.

Subscribed... 71' Torino 500 here in the States....

Hey Clevo King!! 70 Mach 1 with a 351C here. Love your videos and are helping me a great deal to learn about the Cleveland. Re installing the Intake I'm wondering if it's ok to just cover up the heat riser port with the gasket ? I have electric choke on the carb so don't really need that extra hot air in the intake. Thanks !!

Thanks for the vid . I will be replacing my manifold gasket as it is leaking at the rear.

Beautyfull job...regal from Puerto rico...🇵🇷

Love the video, getting ready to do my 1970 XR7, what's the part number for the Edelbrock intake? I want to do this right!

Another awesome video. So much knowledge jammed into your vids. Thanks for sharing. If I go with the Edelbrock Performer intake on a clevo, what size carbie size spacer do I need to use if my xy has a shaker?

Get yourself a tube grip dispensing plier tool. Especially if you apply a lot of sealants like RTV. Allows for easier application and keeps all the sealant to the front of the tube. Less work for you hands too.

a mate and i tried getting a 302 running once. yeah - no chance lol haha nice work mate

Just bought a 64 1/2 mustang with a 351 Cleveland 👍

The legend webb 357

Good video

Really great and informative, thank you so much. My stock 1973 two barrel 351c has a pan under the intake manifold. Is that pan required? What’s it for? Thanks!!!

Awesome video. Super helpful. Question: Do I need a valley pan or can I install without? I have a 351M (1975 Ford Ranchero). Thank you for your time in making/ posting your video.

Cool video, enjoyed it. Quick question i have a leak at the rear of my cleveland & im guessing its from the manifold cos i already checked the oil sender. Once i put new gaskets on can i use the same manifold bolts or would i need new ones?

Just found and subbed your channel,i am in the UK and have a US 66 fairlane with a 351 clevo with cam and high comp Boss pistons edlebrock intake on iron 4V heads and 800 DP holley are you planning any vids for us 4V owners?

Thanks for the video. I recently lost my dad, and was left his joy. A 1970 Mustang Mach 1. He turned his 351 C 4V. He had the motored stroked to a 408. He has the cast iron edelbrock intake manifold on the engine now. He had a brand new edelbrock aluminum intake manifold in a box. My thoughts is he was planning on installing that manifold, not sure thought? Would you suggest changing them out and if so, would you follow the guidelines for installation that you created for this video? Thanks for your time.

CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR CHANNEL AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION YOU SHARE WITH US, I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THE ADMISSION JOINT, THE SAME ONE THAT OBSTRUCTS A CENTRAL DUCT OF THE HEADS, I DON'T KNOW THERE IS NO PROBLEM?

Nice work and great instructions, getting ready to do the same thing on a 400. I know you mentioned the blocked off water ports not needed on a cleveland, I got a very small coolant leak on the front driver's side corner where the intake meets the head. I've heard mixed info on possibly a water port being there and just wanted to see if you knew anything about the 400. I know the intake is a dry intake with no coolant flow so I'm hoping it's not a head gasket issue that I have.

By the way I enjoyed the video and followed your method only in the engine bay unfortunately bloody f100 they are a pain to work on

Nice vid and commentary of replacing an intake manifold. Quick question- What about Mahle intake gaskets with the rubber seals- Are them any good- Would 'The Clevo King' recommend these parts- can't post a photo on here, Cheers- Garyth NZ

Thank you

Nice video... You mention long stroke 351... 2v heads... Are they closed chamber? If so how do you get around high compression issues?

i have a stock cast iron intake for a 4V-- the Edlebrock air gap performer, is made for a 2V and has much smaller ports than the cast iron manifold-- and does not match the heads at all-- i cant see how this manifold is superior- with way smaller ports- the installation guide for EB says dont port the manifold- it is supposed to be for 2 V and 4 V-- so im completely confused-- do i use the stock cast iron manifold or the much smaller ported EB? please help

Great video Clevo King. Do you have any advice for Cleveland thermostats? Cheers mate.

Is the large aluminum shielding plate not needed? Can I just leave that out?

Hi Clevo king I’ve got a 351 clevo that’s been stroked to 378 cube I was looking at putting a 380 Holley secondary on it with a 1/2 inch bakerlite spacer as it’s got the edlebrock 2v manifold that you’ve got on this motor and 600 cfm Holley atm it struggles to stay idling and is hard to start again if left sitting once at operating temp. Anyway I was wondering if a 780 is good for a motor that’s a bit extra then factory spec cheers

Thx mate. Enjoyable watching your videos. Why don't you like to use the bath tubs? I thought Ford would have put a lot of R&D behind their functional use. I know it's probably just personal taste, but I think the Chev orange silicone looks ugly against the Ford blue paint. I'll use blue silicone. I'm looking forward to your next videos. Lots of useful tips for a novice like me. Thanks again for enduring the heat.

I'm in the states, and I built a custom Cleveland using a 4bolt main 4barrel block and 2vopen chamber heads. I found that the 4barrel block had a different deck hieght. We did pretty much exactly what you just did (except for a few top tips) However the space between the manifold/top of deck has a pretty big space to be honest and it has started leaking. I guess I should mention I'm running the 2v intake(hogged out abit) with a 500cfm. Should i try redoing and follow your tips or should I take intake in for a bit of a shave on the mating surface to get them closer first? Any tips for my dilemma?

Turkey pan? Or do you recommend not to install? Thanks

so edelbrock finally covered that heat riser that takes the two bolts in the middle on the rhs? mine I bought in the mid eighties it was open and I had to make a cover and gasket. when did they fix it?

Great content. Love the safety glasses whilst wearing thongs/jandals. What a boss. Keep the vids coming mate

hi can you make a video how to install a valley pan gasket on a 351c thanks?

Hi mate, just watch your video for 351 cleveland intake gasket I've got cast manifold with the tin valley gasket as well as the paper ones can I not use the tin gasket and just use the paper ones? Thanks

whats the rare one , a Nascar pillow block?

Hi what do you think on a Holley sniper 600 on 351 2v Windsor cheers

No RTV on the bolts needed mate?

hi on the subject of intakes whats good for a 393 stroker with a f260 crane cam

The 4v gasket set comes with the tray. Should I use it or get the kit without the tray?

I thought these had intake pans inside them? As heat shield for carb? I didn't know you could run the engine without it.

Any need to run a valley pan? I'm installing a factory 4 barrel intake

My intake manifold has a hole on the right front lip, where it seals at the front, and I'm not sure how it's meant to be sealed. Whoever last worked on it filled it with silicon. Any suggestions?

What no Valley pan gasket? To keep the hot oil off the bottom of the intake.

Why don't you use steel gasket tray?

Are you going to run a carby spacer? Thanks

What thermostat do you run

You tighten your manifold to 33 nm ..... but the instructions say only tighten from 24 -27 nm. Any reason you go slightly higher? Cheere

I noticed no valley pan . Is it not necessary?

Are those gaskets 2 v or 4 v??

Surely that silicone comes in clear

Steel cap thongs

That's a weird head it had no coolant ports