[JAM1775]

Holy crap Bernie....you told me this same story a few weeks ago !
How many times does this have to happen ? Damn those FE's huh ? I had a 390/406 FE motor and every time I swapped the intake manifold all 16 push rods had to come out first !! Now I'm re-lashing valve rockers too? Uugh!
I guess leaks are an FE thing but what the heck is causing that pressure?
Did you install that 3rd breather on the rear as you said you'd do ?

I gotta believe you can helicoil those intake bolt holes without pulling the heads. It may just require alot of wiping down for duct tape and foil to mask off the area. BTW....Do EDL & ARP recommend 28#'s on those bolts ? That seems high for AL heads even with the ARP lube .

Keep the faith brother ! I glued 2 intake gaskets together to kill a chronic leak, the night before, just to make a track day...and she held up for a full day of pounding. I bet your intake will hold up to the task after a few heat cycles. From what I hear you've got one of the fastest cars around. We'd love to watch that auto trans leap off the line ! The Cobras are fast. The Vettes are fast. I just hope some little Honda doesn't blow by me down the stretch. God...I'd hate that !