i had a real bad intake leak on my 360 and im looking to replace the gaskets with something better, what have you used and what works best?

do you guys use the cork ends or use the right stuff?

I used the FelPro set on my smallblock, sealed perfectly. I did use the cork on the ends, I ran a bead of sealer and set the cork on there, weighted them down, and let it set overnight. Next day I sealed the water ports on both sides of the gaskets, applied another bead of silicone on top of the cork and carefully set in place. If the pins are there just need to be sure they line up with the holes in the intake or remove them.

fel pros with no gaskets on the ends, just some goo.

try the felpro performance gaskets. My customers have had good luck with them on brand x. p/n 1213 is a composite gasket .060 thick for 360 with 1.16 x 2.27 ports.