I am getting ready to put my car together within the next few weeks as long as everything goes as planned with getting my motor and tranny back. I have no idea if i should use the stock GM exhaust gaskets with my CAS TT setup or just go without. I will be using head studs and i have cut the exhaust flanges in half to prevent warping. I do not want to scratch my heads if these mani's start to move. What are most of you running? Anyone ever have damage from not using gaskets? Should i worry about exhaust leaks with or without gaskets? I am also using gaskets at the turbo flange. Is this a bad idea?


Greg

 

i use the stock GM exhuast gaskets seem to work fine. Id be worried about leaks if i didnt have any gaskets.

 

stock GM gaskets here too

 

Ditto on teh stock gaskets. Infact i have the original gaskets in there lol. I love metal gaskets!


John

 

I fought exhaust leaks on a TT Mustang awhile back. Copper gaskets solved the problem for me.

Lots of big boost buick guys run no exhaust gaskets. For mild boost, on an LS1, it looks like stock gaskets are working just fine.

On the turbo flange for the Mustang, we cut our own gaskets out of a metal mesh type gasket paper, and then used a little orange RTV.

 

Factory gasket on my 30,000 mile truck. Casper has stockers also.


Kurt

 

On an aluminum to steel mating surface, you need gaskets because the two material expand and contract at different rates and will ware and come loose. If you are mating steel to steel, and have good flat mating surface, then you would be find with just a thin coat of red high temp sealer.

 

Thanks for the replies! So, stock gaskets it is!


Greg