Thanks for all the advice. I'm going to try cleaning it. I was definately planning of not dumping the pcv hose back into the intake manifold nor the other line going into the intake tube. I would like to try to avoid most of this mess to not have to do it for a while lol.

Does anyone know of a good way to remove old stuck gaskets? I peeled good chunks off but there's the stubborn ones that are as stuck as someone crazy glueing two t-shirts together.

I hope when this is all said and done I have no leaks around the intake manifold because to me being my first time taking one off with the engine in the car... it was a pain.