Intake selection

[Husker Cuda]

I am having problems sealing up my 6-pack to my heads on my 512.  Pulling oil out from under the valley cover into the intake runners.  I bought a Hughes 2 piece valley plate to try to keep the oil out of my heads.  Will the 6-pack dual plane intake work with the Hughes 2 piece vally cover or will I have to go to a single plane intake, if so which intake should I use?  This is in my Cuda with a factory Rally hood.

Mike

[Strawdawg]

What are you using for intake gaskets?

How are you sealing them to the heads and intake?

[Husker Cuda]

Used the standard valley pan using brush on sealer gaskacinch I think.  Wondering if maybe my intake was modified before I bought it.  Bought my 6 pack setup on the classified ads here on Cuda-Challenger.  I had the Mopar version of the Eddy RPM intake before I installed the 6pack and it ran much better.

Mike

[Chryco Psycho]

I would use the Felpro 1215 intake pan with the 4 side gaskets included , at least use the two gaskets between the valley pan & heads , this should solve the problem . I wonder if the intakes was planed off angle , I have run into a few like this .

[Husker Cuda]

Thanks for the advice Chryco, I did check the intake and the angle was fine.  the guy that installed the intake messed up the install.  I decided to put a single 4 barrel on it, won't look as cool but it should perform better.  Any suggestions on carbs?  I have a 512 with 440 source stealths and a Voodoo 530 lift cam.  I ordered the single plane Mopar P4529725 intake.  I'm thinking Quick fuel 850 or 950 or Holley 4150 Street HP.

Mike

[Chryco Psycho]

Quick Fuel & Proform are the same company , on a 512 " I would use a 950  , annular is preferable , I typically use the non choke race series carbs as these cars are never driven in the cold anymore . I still recommend using the 1215 intake pan to close off the heat crossover

[Husker Cuda]

What do you do with the brake booster, pvc valve & vacuum advance on a race carb?  If I understand it correctly the race carbs don't have any vacuum ports.  As far as the heat crossover, the stealth heads do not have the openings for exhaust so can't I just use the hughes 2 piece valley cover and standard intake gaskets?

thanks for your help Chryco!   

[Chryco Psycho]

yes the valley pan & gaskets will work great .
 The race carbs have ports , the brakes hook to the intake , PCV to the carb & I generally leave off the dist vacuum advance but there is a ported vacuum nipple in the carb base

[Husker Cuda]

Great, that should work great then.  Thanks again Chryco!