More Stroker Pictures and some questions?

i'd mark the intake, pull it, use a die grinder to remove the problem areas, touch it back up with black paint.

i would not grind the valve covers, as they can be leak prone. since it's aftermarket heads you might be ok, but if it were me i'd pull the intake and trim the high spots

I may be able to just grind the intake in place if I tape off and cover the head with plastic. It is just very slight touching in only two areas about an inch long. I agree there is probably more to grind on the intake than the valve cover. I guess the best thing is to first get a couple of nice thick valve cover gaskets and see just how much I need to remove.