Where do you source your turbo gaskets?
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Where do you source your turbo gaskets?
Hey guys, while looking for gaskets online, specifically the 5 bolt exhaust downpipe gasket, all I really come across are sketchy looking sites and eBay sellers. I searched this forum to try to find where people buy their gaskets to no avail.
Is their a reputable source for gaskets? Do most people use the cheap eBay gaskets? Do you make your own gaskets? Should I go with the thin metal ones or the thicker corrugated ones?
Thanks!
Is their a reputable source for gaskets? Do most people use the cheap eBay gaskets? Do you make your own gaskets? Should I go with the thin metal ones or the thicker corrugated ones?
Thanks!
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Hmm interesting never heard of not using one. I bought a 5 bolt to v-band which I then cut of the v-band and welded on a 90 to get it to fit for my downpipe. However the part probably came straight from China and was warped on arrival. I had it machined down but the guy said it still wasn't perfect. Therefore I'll definitely still be using a gasket. What's the advantages to not using a gasket at all? Or I guess I should say what's the disadvantage in using a gasket?
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Hmm interesting never heard of not using one. I bought a 5 bolt to v-band which I then cut of the v-band and welded on a 90 to get it to fit for my downpipe. However the part probably came straight from China and was warped on arrival. I had it machined down but the guy said it still wasn't perfect. Therefore I'll definitely still be using a gasket. What's the advantages to not using a gasket at all? Or I guess I should say what's the disadvantage in using a gasket?
--Ian
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Used a cheap gasket first time around... nearly burned my car to the ground when it failed 3 months later. I would play it safe and mate the surfaces like Ian recommended. My exhaust gases have stayed nice and comfy inside my exhaust since I made the change
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