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Old 01-30-11, 01:07 PM
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Any specific turbo manifold gasket?
From what I was told, there seems to be an exhaust leak coming from where my turbo manifold meets my motor. Is there any specific gasket that I need to order? Also, could this leak be the reason for my lower numbers on my current setup?
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Old 01-30-11, 02:12 PM
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Stock gasket is fine, I re-used my old ones with no problems. Yes an exhaust leak at the manifold can be a big reason for low power... Try tightening it up first before replacing, sometimes it's a good idea to re-torque certain bolts after a couple good heat cycles.
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Remflex gaskets are a cheaper replacement for the stock gasket
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What's the typical cost going to be? I'm going to call Ray Crowe tomorrow and get some pricing.
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Mazda OEM gaskets are very pricey but are quality. Pineapple racing has a budget alternative but after getting mine they looked like they would set on fire first time I went to the track so I decided not to use them lol. Did you use any type of silicone or just dry?

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The gasket I have right now seems like it was cut in half. I don't know how to explain it, but it is two gaskets that seemed to be at first one.
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Picture? Maybe its not the stock ones. The OEM ones are 2 separate pieces....



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Whoa, if that is the stock manifold then it definitely doesn't look like that. I will get some pictures of it when I work on the car this weekend but I'm hoping this is a simple reason of why I'm pushing such low numbers with my setup as everything seems to be tightened down and no leaking.
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The stock ones are bullet proof you can clean them and reuse them forever practically.


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Originally Posted by thewird
Mazda OEM gaskets are very pricey but are quality. Pineapple racing has a budget alternative but after getting mine they looked like they would set on fire first time I went to the track so I decided not to use them lol. Did you use any type of silicone or just dry?

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i've personally seen a set of pineapples burn up

as everyone else said the stock gaskets are multi layer ss and great
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thats hilarious...I did the same thing when I got my Pineapple Gasket... looked at it..and threw it on the injured list of parts that will never make it onto my fd haha.
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Went ahead and got some brand new OEM gaskets for $80 a piece. Couldn't pass that price up!
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