I recently noticed that the silicone gasket that made when I installed my turbo has burnt away and I have some small exhaust leaks now as a result. I called permatex and the highest temp sealant they have is the one I used (rated at around 650-700 degrees). It's the stuff that even turbonetics recommended. Last weekend I took the turbo off and re-made the gasket and the same thing happened a couple days later. Anyone have a suggestion on what else I can use to make a gasket for the turbo-downpipe mating surface? Turbonetics doesn't make a gasket for it, I alreayd tried askin them. Any help would be great.

 

call up S&K speed in lindenhurst...you could make your own gasket from a blank template and then just use the permatex(im guessing your using the copper color) to seal it.

 

Aight thanks. Nah I was using the one that tubonetics told me to use, its the reddish orange high temp rtv. i was looking for a place to get the exhaust gasket material from to make a template but I wasn't sure who would carry that. Thanks a lot for the info!

 

no problem, you should bring your car up to the dealership one day or come out to DPA one friday night...I would like to see your setup

 

Yeah I definitely will. I was up at DPA a couple weeks ago actually.

 

I usually get up there at around 9:30ish and am leaving there by around 11ish to go meet my girl back at my house...shes not into the whole DPA thing

 

There is an exhaust sealant that you try. I beleive it's made by Permatex....It's kind of like clay and hardens to about the same consistency as clay as well. I used that to seal a DP for a civic that was not sealing well. Make sure to apply a few coats in stages it gets brittle.