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On the intake ports it is especially important to reduce air turbulence and keep as tight a seal as possible to the intake manifold. For this reason the intake ports are gasket matched. The gasket is placed on each head and a bluing spray is used to mock up the edges of the gasket in relation to the intake ports. If you look closely you can see a line in the blue around the ports. Technician Dan Eddins will have to remove a chunk of aluminum that forms that sharp, square edge to make a smooth and rounded union with the gasket. The intake manifold will be ported to match the gaskets as well.
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 On the intake ports it is especially important to reduce air turbulence and keep as tight a seal as possible to the intake manifold. For this reason the intake ports are gasket matched. The gasket is placed on each head and a bluing spray is used to mock up the edges of the gasket in relation to the intake ports. If you look closely you can see a line in the blue around the ports. Technician Dan Eddins will have to remove a chunk of aluminum that forms that sharp, square edge to make a smooth and rounded union with the gasket. The intake manifold will be ported to match the gaskets as well.  View Related Article

 

 

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