Turkey Baster Intake Manifold Gasket

If a person has installed a cold air scoop AND blocked the exhaust heat passage then yes they would negate some of the gains they're trying to achieve by allowing hot oil to splash on the manifold. Preventing warming of the manifold by oil splash seems to be a bit of a moot point otherwise because the air inhaled by your Pantera's motor is already warmed by the engine compartment and the manifold heat passage.

There is another issue however.

If the exhaust heat is being used to warm the intake manifold then a shield of some sort is needed to prevent the hot exhaust passage running below the manifold from cooking the motor oil.

You've probably already read that some guys have a hard time getting the turkey pan to seal. One trick originally suggested by Ford is to trim-away the parts of the turkey pan that sandwich between the manifold & the heads but leave the part of the turkey pan that sandwiches between the manifold and the block (lifter valley rail). This allows you to use the turkey pan as a shield between the oil & the exhaust heat passage while using paper type gaskets to actually seal the manifold to the heads.

Another choice is to block the exhaust heat passage and forgo using the turkey pan altogether. Manifold heat is needed in colder climates, but blocking the manifold heating passage shouldn't be a problem for someone living in Tucson.

Thanks, George for the fast reply.

Regards -

As George said, the composite gaskets are much more forgiving in properly sealing the intake, and a cut-down turkey-pan acts as a cheap heat shield. The Fel-pro intake gaskets are listed by dimensions so just pick the ones that match the intake port sizes.