Manifold to Turbo gasket ideas?

Are you sure there is supposed to be a gasket between turbo and manifold? Head to manifold, yes. If there is one at the turbo inlet or outlet, it will be embossed stainless steel. Any sort of paper/composite gasket will last not at all.

Thanks for the input and the laughs, guys.

As for whether or not there should be a gasket... Well, Toyota used one on the car this turbo originally came on, so i'd assume there should be one?

I'll give it a shot without a gasket and see where that gets me. I think i may have just put a gasket in there because i spent hours tracking down all my exhaust leaks, and i was sick of it, so i just threw something in there. I am not exaggerating when i say that this car was probably losing the equivalent of 80-100hp through various exhaust leaks before i tore it down.

Trying without a gasket just costs time, right?

As for the stove glue gasket gunk, a few of the local drifters use it on their cars, and they don't have issues with it, and i think they're under more stress than my car.

I will try the copper idea before i go to that, though.

Thanks again!

If the copper doesn't melt, it seems like a great compromise.

I have run copper on several cars, no issues @ all

What thickness am i looking for in terms of copper? Hobby Lobby seems to have 0.025" thickness.

I know more then a few guys that use the dark brown grease used in u-joints to butter the flanges. Smokes like heck and smells nasty 1st time but seals up tight. I'm told as it cooks it turns to carbon and locks in place.

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Picked up a sheet of copper at Hobby Lobby in 0.025" thickness. Was 50% off! So... got it for about 4 bucks. There's enough there to make at least 3 gaskets, so i'm set.

Thanks guys!

if you are worried about thickness start a trend and make a ML copper gasket

What flange type is it? Whenever we need t3 flange gaskets I just get this kit from felpro

http://www.racepages.com/parts/turbo_gasket/ford/thunderbird.html

cheap cheap!

AutoXR wrote: if you are worried about thickness start a trend and make a ML copper gasket

I don't think i've got room for a double layer of this stuff. I've got some pretty rigid clearance needs because of my exhaust/wastgegate setup. I think a single should be fine, though.

AutoXR wrote: What flange type is it? Whenever we need t3 flange gaskets I just get this kit from felpro http://www.racepages.com/parts/turbo_gasket/ford/thunderbird.html cheap cheap!

Toyota single entry.