Intake Manifold Gaskets

Trying to figure how you got that kinda gap at the intake. Stock 273/318 intake gaskets are shim gaskets, about .015. Your intake gaps should have gotten tighter.

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@Cruze418 you really have me thinking about that and I believe you are absolutely right. What I did was set the intake on the engine and also placed the cork front and rear gaskets on the block. That is how I got my gap measurement thinking that the front and rear cork gasket wasn't going to compress very much. Thoughts?