What material to make your own exhaust manifold gaskets?
#22
I mean, if it comes down to it, i'll take that route.
I'm interested in the copper idea, will do more research concerning those.
Sounds like i may need to call around and see how much water jetting a MLS would cost me.
#24
I have no idea how much this sort of thing costs. That's the ballpark that it's worth to me. I'd do one for $100 if it would last 50k miles.
My only experience with custom mls gaskets is a group buy for headgaskets. Ended up being $180, only got 5, and that's a much more complicated gasket.
So Mr. Expert: how much should I plan on spending for a custom gasket for a $900 car?
My only experience with custom mls gaskets is a group buy for headgaskets. Ended up being $180, only got 5, and that's a much more complicated gasket.
So Mr. Expert: how much should I plan on spending for a custom gasket for a $900 car?
#33
Go with full soft or 1/4 hard copper, lay sheet on manifold and clamp it in a couple of places where there aren't holes or ports, tap on the gasket with a ball peen hammer right on the edge of the manifold. Just lots of little taps, nothing extreme. eventually it cuts through the gasket and the bolt holes and ports fall away. On the bolt holes use the rounded part of the ball peen hammer. Just hit right on the edge of the hole. No cutting, no trimming. After you have the ports done tap around the gasket on the OD of the flange. If you don't want to cut all the way through just tap enough to mark the gasket and go back and trim with scissors or snips.
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