Coolant in the oil - AGAIN!

@edbux - That doesn't sound familiar.

sorry, I'm getting old and try and preserve my 2 remaining brain cells and probably confused threads.

Definitely use RTV on both sides of the gasket around the water ports. I apply it tho the head side first, plus a couple of dabs in the center of the head and allow it to get tacky, helps keep the gasket from moving when setting the intake on. Then I circle the water ports with RTV. Follow the tightening instructions given earlier (unless I am thinking of another post...again).

If you're using magnum heads and intake, they only take 144 in of torque. Bolts 1 thru 4 (center bolts) start at 12" and then 72". The rest get 72" and then all of them get 144" starting at the center and going out each way.