Stock twins Gasket

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

05-29-07, 02:25 PM

twin7r1

4th engine's the charm

Thread Starter

iTrader: (1)

Join Date: Nov 2005

Location: St. Marys, MD

Posts: 656

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Stock twins Gasket

Are the two gaskets that go between the turbos and the mani compleetely necessary? Has anyone used copper ultahight temp RTV for this instead of that pricey gasket?

Reply Like

05-29-07, 03:24 PM

Monkman33

Goodfalla Engine Complete

iTrader: (28)

Join Date: May 2005

Location: Kennewick, Washington

Posts: 3,233

Likes: 46

Received 32 Likes on 25 Posts

um....... I highly doubt that rtv will hold up to the heat in that area. I could be wrong, but I would just use a proper gasket.

Reply Like

05-29-07, 06:08 PM

dgeesaman

Moderator

iTrader: (7)

Join Date: May 2002

Location: Fort Kickass

Posts: 12,302

Likes: 7

Received 16 Likes on 15 Posts

Copper-based RTV will NOT hold up anywhere near the turbos or downpipe.

I roasted some copper RTV on the cat-downpipe connection in a few weeks - if you put it at the turbos I'm sure the RTV would be smoke before you finished your first drive. We're talking temps in the range of 1200 degrees or more.

Dave

Reply Like

05-29-07, 07:50 PM

badddrx7

All Spooled Up

iTrader: (7)

Join Date: Nov 2001

Location: Ironton,ohio

Posts: 2,752

Likes: 0

Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts

No RTV, no JB weld, No Paper gaskets, Nothing but OEW metal ply gaskets will seal that area. If you need gaskets, go to the FS forum. there are plenty of spares out there. Hell I have several sets in my parts box