ive been looking around, and im having a hard time finding a t3 turbine outlet gasket. the turbo i have has a small hole for an internal wastegate. my question is do i need a gasket that will accomodate that or can i use one that will just block it off? seeing as how i wont use it..?

would this work:

 

I'm pretty sure you can just use that gasket in the pic above.

 

Don't you have a T3/T4? Show us a picture of your exhaust side. Count how many bolts you have and look for the a gasket that matches it.

 

yea i have a t3/t4...heres a pic

will that gasket i posted above work? looks like it will to me im just unsure about that internal gate hole

 

If you are using an internal gate, that first gasket won't work.

Check ebay or any local tuning shop. They should have the gasket.

 

no mines an external gate. would that work then?

 

Sure will. That internal gate hole should be blocked off by the flange on the downpipe.

 

ok thanks witt. just wanted to make sure.

 

I would have said the same thing as witt but I wasn't home lol

 

lol well thanks to you too

 

And if you were using an internal gate....indicate where the hole is...and gently cut it out...then it would work lol...but yeah...it'll work

 

yea i just wanted to make sure...this is a dumb question but...i dont think i do but for the turbo gaskets do i need to use and sealer or anything like that? and ive read of problems with turbo bolts working loose and such...do i need to put thread lock on them or will they be fine without it?

 

don't use sealer...it's a high temp zone...the copper is there because it will expand and fill any micro spaces that are there...the sealer will just burst into flames and ruin stuff.....thread lock....? like an anaerobic thread lock? Loctite? maybe..we have put loctite on super high temp parts before and it always holds..thread tape...hell no...it will melt and catch fire...safe bet...torque them down and if it's going to be a permanent set up (meaning it will go with the car even when you sell it) then loctite it...if not..then check them every 5k or so....

 

thats what i was thinking...i just remember the sols having probs with bolts backing out and bending and such. hows it comming with your machine

 

still waiting for the damn techs to show up...hell we have had ventilation problems in my weld shop for about 8 months...it took them until last Wed. to come out and try and fix it...now they "need a second pair of eyes" to evaluate their work...blah...i'm praying that the Fadal guy comes this week and fixes the problem....and if my supervisor would actually let me...i could fix it within 2 hours...but bosses you know...(i am the floor supervisor but i have a boss..and he has a boss...and so on and so forth)...all the machine is doing is trying to read a tape drive that is actually a floppy drive...so it's giving a BAUT error...when i was going to use it the machine tried to run the tool turret into the spindle head then froze up when i loaded the program...damn 8 year old CNC...lol...but it will be fixed soon...but i'm going to hit up my manual mill when i can and start some parts...

 

ok,sorry for all the troubles ya been havin, hope it works out. keep me updated. and thanks