Manifold gaskets

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:20 pm

I have never had a problem with this, my manifold has been off plentura of times... I even had to reuse gaskets at one stage due to a lack of funds...

I just gave both sides of the gasket a thin layer of Red Gasket maker and bolted it on nice and FT... as Gary said...

I must say the gaskets i used wasn't metal it looked like asbestos kind of thing...

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:30 pm

The gaskets I used looked like perforated steel with something sandwiched between the two side. The were cheap like R15 each or something. I have used these same gaskets twice now, not hastles. when you retighten them, which I think is a good thing, you MUST crack them loose then tighten them. Its the same as if you were re-torqueing your head, you crack them loose then tighten.

widowmaker · Post by **widowmaker** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:52 pm

I shiver everytime you say CRACK

ChemCool · Post by **ChemCool** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:06 pm

Or to put it in another way: the zorst bumps when I enter into my garage.
Floor sement like curve and not flat. Thus when engine hot, to much stress via zorst to turbo to manifold etc.

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:20 pm

My gaskets looks like these...

These are my ACL ones I got from Rezlo

widowmaker · Post by **widowmaker** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:47 pm

one must also check which way they go in - two go in one way and two the other way.

well my statement makes sense in my head

Rezlo · Post by **Rezlo** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:38 pm

Ya those are the good ones there,

These are the ones you wanna steer semi clear of:

You get 2 types, super cheapie, and semi cheapi, one lasts kinda ok, the other is total junk

They come with some of my manifolds and i normaly just turf them or tell the customers to turf them

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:16 am

Thats the ones I got rezlo, the one you put on your screen.

Charl · Post by **Charl** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:49 am

Whats wrong with those ones?
Geuss mine is the same...

Double steelface ceramic

Vlade · Post by **Vlade** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:42 am

They are for N/A cars...

They bit between the two metal sides just burn away after a few K's they won't last... guaranteed