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?

 

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.

 

Remflex gaskets are a cheaper replacement for the stock gasket

 

What's the typical cost going to be? I'm going to call Ray Crowe tomorrow and get some pricing.

 

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?

thewird

 

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.

 

Picture? Maybe its not the stock ones. The OEM ones are 2 separate pieces....



thewird

 

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.

 

The stock ones are bullet proof you can clean them and reuse them forever practically.


~S~

 

i've personally seen a set of pineapples burn up

as everyone else said the stock gaskets are multi layer ss and great

 

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.

 

Went ahead and got some brand new OEM gaskets for $80 a piece. Couldn't pass that price up!