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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 07:06 PM
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s4 s5 gasket differences

i have an s4 turbo and i just rebuilt it but reused the intake mani gaskets. well now i have a pretty haneous vac leak so im going to go ahead and do what i should have done the first time and replace my gaskets. i want these http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/89-91...8466QQtcZphoto
but they dont make them for the s4 turbo. is there enough of a difference that the s5 wont work with a bit of modification?

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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 08:43 PM
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http://mazdatrix.com/c-2.htm
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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 08:56 PM
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similar enough i suppose
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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 11:40 PM
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I'd be pretty skeptical of these myself.

"The lower gasket was engineered to reduce the heat transfer..."

"The spaceage material used in the gaskets easily handle the extreme heat output of a rotary."

"NASA uses this same material in multi-million dollar machinery..."

"...our material has superior thermal properties, which allows us to keep the gasket thinner..."


All this talk of space-age materials, but they can't tell you what that material is. For more than triple the price of regular gaskets I'd want to know more. I've seen phenolic spacers (not gaskets) improve power by 3-4%, so their "up to 5%" claim is pretty bold. Or BS...
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 06:26 PM
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my brother has them on his car. i like them cause they are reusable. they dont get stuck to the manifold like the paper ones. thats the main reason why i want them. i dont mind paying 50$ for reusable gaskets that i dont have to scrape off every time i need to get in my motor. i ordered them so ill let you guys know how they work out.
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