actually a car modified for performance that is set up correctly can be very 'clean' running as most performance motors are more efficient burning a larger percentage of the fuel they ingest. so i don't know who both of you are but you're wrong.
why not do as suggested and just replace the rubber seal with a large bead of silicone. i mean, how many thousands of v8's are out there with a bead of silicone either end of their intake instead of the original rubber/cork seals? in fact many rebuild books tell you to do that as it's less...
i'd paint them, even if they were left bare from the factory. it's not like this is a factory correct concours build, with your mod's it's better than it ever was. :thumbsup:
neil.
if you're always on level ground, the filter is the same and as you say it has the same 5 quarts of oil then it's not possible to get different readings. unless of course it wasn't fully drained each time as that's the only possible variable.
i mean, if you had 6 new buckets all the same and...
from memory i bent a dog leg in it to shorten it. either that or i shortened it and re bent a hook on the end. it's been a while and i've been asleep since then, lol.
neil.