7265 intake to head gasket

[71/351c/darkhorse]

hey guys real stupid question. im putting on a edelbrock 2750 intake. On the edelbrock 7265 head to intake gasket it has black stripe, what looks like silicone, around the port areas. does that go on the head side or the intake side?

 

[Mikes73]

Intake side.

 

[71/351c/darkhorse]

should i keep the pan on??

 

[Don C]

Don't use the pan with those gaskets. You can trim the gasket surfaces of the pan off, just leave tabs where the bolt holes are, and drill a few drain holes in the pan, if you want to use it as a splash shield to keep hot oil off the intake manifold.

 

[71/351c/darkhorse]

well for some reason the gaskets i have are blocking one of the passages on each side. its not a port i dont think. its in between cyl 2-3 and 6-7. is it ok to block off or did they give me the wrong gasket set?

 

[Don C]

Those are for the exhaust crossover and feed for the EGR valve and are blocked off, unless you are using the EGR, or the manifold mounted choke stove/heater.

 

[71/351c/darkhorse]

no i am not. thank you for the help now i can finish up.