I'm putting an Offy 4BBL intake manifold on a '77 Ford T-Bird with a 400M engine. I had originally ordered Fel-Pro FPP-1240 Printoseal intake gaskets but have had problems installing the intake and trashed the gaskets. I left the distributor in and because of the angle needed to drop the intake I cannot use studs to hold the gaskets in place during installation. I've also tried Permatex Aviation Gasket Maker to hold the gaskets in place, but once the manifold drops onto the heads the gasket is pushed down
I've considered using the standard intake gasket which is a metal valley pan gasket instead of re-ordering the 1240s. Will a metal gasket work with a iron head/aluminum intake combination?