quick question to everyone how many times ccan you use the lower intake to engine gasket ? The metal one. damn thing is 25.00 and I dont want to spend it if I dont need too!!!!!!!!!

 

Well, I don't know. I have been told that you can reuse metal exhaust gaskets. And for a turbo the $25 for that intake gasket is nothing.

As much hell as it is to get to the lower gasket. I am sure $25 is worth your time and effort to do the job right. And the job once.

James

 

its not that Im doing it once !!! Im going through hell tryin to start this motor I just got . All the gaskets are new and damn if I wanna go through waiting for a nother one . But if thats what it takes so be it right ?

 

go to napa!!!! %12.00 for both lower intake manifold gaskets together.... not from mazda dude!

 

So what was it doing? Who did you get the engine from?

James

 

nappa says they cant get the gasket it is on nation wide back order !!! Go figure. I got a motor from this guy who said it had 60-65000 on it but it has no compression Im pissed

 

I've had the intake manifolds off or my n/a's so many times it's ridiculous. I use the metal gaskets and just keep reusing them over and over again. Those things last forever. Don't worry about it. You probably can't wear them out.

 

unless you bent them or pinched them somehow. if they looke straight and dont have any dents your'e fine

 

I called napa, they were like 12 bucks for the LIM gasket and it was gonna take 3 days to order. My question is... I need all 3 gaskets:

1 Where The LIM meets the engine
2 Between LIM and UIM
3 Between UIM and the dynamic chamber.

Anyone know if these come in sets? cause napa only shows that one LIM as the only manifold in the intake system.

I need all 3 because I'm taking the UIM/LIM/ dynamic chamber off a 13b that has been sitting so I can do the db mod and just switch the stock setup right off my rx7 for this one. I want to make sure that the gaskets get replaced because it's been sitting so long.

-Mike

 

** Addendum **

Found the second two in my Victoria british catalog for cheap. They still want 30 bucks for the LIM gasket at the engine. The other parts are 2.95 and 3.95.

-Mike

 

Bro use that old gasket, it will be fine...

Try put about 1/2 quart into the rotor that has no compression and let it sit for 2 or 3 days, go out once a day and turn the engine over with a rachet and socket, try to listen for 3 pluses or squish noises

 

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