[mrmustang]

Felpro gaskets are a must, studs are the way to go but not 100% necessary to achieve a leak free seal. Prepping the valve cover and the head are the key as you must remove all gasket material from both before you start and wipe the area down with either prepsolve, or brake clean. Use a small amount of 3M gasket adhesive (I prefer black RTV) and coat one side of the gasket material, glue the gasket to the valve cover and allow it to set overnight. Next, add a small amount (I use my finger just to coat the gasket material on both sides) of RTV on the other side and place the valve cover on the head and torque to spec. Do not over torque the bolts/nuts or you can (and will) distort the valve cover enough to leak. I have been doing this on countless engines for the pasdt twenty years (including the dreaded chromed valve covers) and have never had a leakage issue, not even when subjecting my engine to hi RPM's under road racing conditions......


Hope you find it helpful.

Sincerely,

Bill S.