by jOe » Sun Jun 23, 2019 9:33 pm
I’ve used the black electrical tape on intake manifolds since 1969. I’ve had chips out of the ports on a few but I don’t recall having a problem with them sealing. There’s no substitute for manipulating the heads to fit the manifold as tightly as possible though. It’s not the greatest engineering design ever to come out of the factory, I’ll favor the K gland nuts every time. As far as the clamps go, early style,late style, aftermarket ,they all stink.