Should I go back to a stock intake?

Discussion in 'Street/strip 400/430/455' started by sharkmonkey, Mar 21, 2006.

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What do I do with the intake?

  1. Stop whining and make the Poston work

    19 vote(s)
    27.9%

  2. Sell the Poston and use the money for headers

    16 vote(s)
    23.5%

  3. Go back to stock for now and try the Poston again later

    1 vote(s)
    1.5%

  4. Go back to stock for now and try a B4B or TA later

    32 vote(s)
    47.1%
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  1. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

    Possibly leaking from the corner of the intake. Did you use any RTV along the front rail and in the corner? Could also be leaking past the distributor O ring.
     
    LARRY70GS, Apr 28, 2006
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  2. sharkmonkey

    sharkmonkey Give me something to hit!

    I cleaned up the puddle on the timing chain cover this morning. It actually appears to just be water with a little dirt and grime mixed in. The drops on top of the intake are definitely oil.

    I know I put RTV under the front rubber seal, layed it down then put a bead on top of the rubber seal. I think I got it in the corners but I can't remember. Is the rail and the seal the same thing we are talking about?
     
    sharkmonkey, Apr 29, 2006
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  3. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

    When I use the front, and rear rubber seals, I just use a little RTV in the corners where the seal tucks under the head. No need for more. If you don't use the seals, you run a bead across the rail. i wouldn't worry about it. Don't know where the oil on top of the manifold could come from. Probably blown there
     
    LARRY70GS, Apr 29, 2006
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  4. sharkmonkey

    sharkmonkey Give me something to hit!

    Maybe it was blown up there because I was following too close to a Camaro. :grin:

    He was probably dropping oil and I sucked it up.
     
    sharkmonkey, Apr 29, 2006
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  5. D BERRY

    D BERRY 72 Skylark 2 DR POST

    Or you could have been following my Skylark around. You should see what happens when you run a GS hood and it rains. The front cover acts as a rain gauge and fills up, which at least proves that the gaskets in that area don't leak. :rolleyes:

    Dave B
     
    D BERRY, Apr 29, 2006
    #65
  6. Sturmgewehr

    Sturmgewehr Well-Known Member

    I think
    we sometimes don't give the ORIGINAL Buick engineers their do respect---I
    firmly believe that a street car going to the track occasionally is far better
    off with the stock manifold. Pete
     
    Sturmgewehr, Apr 30, 2006
    #66
  7. roboteq-1@hotma

    roboteq-1@hotma 76 T Top

    Did you check to make sure no small children/animals were trapped on the backside of your carb??:laugh: :laugh:
     
    roboteq-1@hotma, May 19, 2008
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  8. sharkmonkey

    sharkmonkey Give me something to hit!

    I haven't visited this thread in a while. I did eventually go back to a stock intake because I sold the Poston to buy other things I needed. Unfortunately, I still don't have headers.
     
    sharkmonkey, May 20, 2008
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