What Intake gasket
Ok so I solved the mystery of the intake manifold on my son's Dart best I can ascertain is that the engine is a 273 which I had suspected and by running the casting numbers as well as measuring the intake ports the intake is a cast iron 72-74 340.
The engine ran fine I know its not "correct" is should be port matched etc. the engine ran really well, started right up not smoke no hesitation nice throttle response etc. so no immediate plans to swap engines, heads etc. I have aluminum intake I plan on running but my question is what intake gaskets do I use 340 or 273? I sort of kinda recall back in the day working on these cars when I was a kid in my uncles gas station that the 273 or 318 had real crappy metal intake gaskets that used to leak , but don't quote me on that tidbit I'm old and have kids so have my mind left to never return.
As always your help is greatly
appreciated
Ok so I solved the mystery of the intake manifold on my son's Dart best I can ascertain is that the engine is a 273 which I had suspected and by running the casting numbers as well as measuring the intake ports the intake is a cast iron 72-74 340.
The engine ran fine I know its not "correct" is should be port matched etc. the engine ran really well, started right up not smoke no hesitation nice throttle response etc. so no immediate plans to swap engines, heads etc. I have aluminum intake I plan on running but my question is what intake gaskets do I use 340 or 273? I sort of kinda recall back in the day working on these cars when I was a kid in my uncles gas station that the 273 or 318 had real crappy metal intake gaskets that used to leak , but don't quote me on that tidbit I'm old and have kids so have my mind left to never return.
As always your help is greatly
appreciated
