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Old 12-23-2008, 06:11 PM
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just reading cam install guide and it says there are black intake seals and brown for exhaust. my new patriot kit has all brown seals. is this a problem
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The brown are Viton seals. They are the best ones. I got the same ones with my patriot kit.
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Originally Posted by hawk18
just reading cam install guide and it says there are black intake seals and brown for exhaust. my new patriot kit has all brown seals. is this a problem
You will be fine man. I have run and installed those many times with NO issues. You are good to go.
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thanks a bunch. this is the best web sight bar none..
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thanks a bunch. this is the best web sight bar none..
+1 for that, NO OTHER website has information as good as the 'tech
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Originally Posted by Shawn MacAnanny
The brown are Viton seals. They are the best ones. I got the same ones with my patriot kit.
black are the intake seals and the brown are the exhuast seals, Brown will be fine for all of them




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