I noticed the intake is leaking a little on the rear. Can this hurt performance?. I will be removing the intake soon to fix it but want to know if it affects performance in any way such as plugs, idle, fuel consumption, etc. as is. Thanks

As long at that's the only place it's leaking, then no, it shouldn't affect performance one bit. Only additional oil consumption....

Now, if the pieces of the intake gasket between the head/intake are leaking, then that's another story...... smile.gif

Chris