Am I supposed to have a gasket in my turbo to downpipe vband flange? It leaks like a sieve

How am I supposed to secure dipstick because it cant be bolted to intake manifold anymore?

I have my intake manifold and throttle body surface sealed with RTV, will this hold during boost? I looked for a gasket and was not able to find anything.

Thanks for anyone that can help

 

i made a gasket for btwn the intake mani and the throttle body. My dipstick hangs, but I believe zzp sells a kit to mount it to the lk9 mani.

 

My intake to head and TB to intake both have Werks phenolics, which are sealed only with grey RTV. At 26psi they don't leak and haven't in the couple of months they have been on there.

 

Ah I have a Hahn... I'm just afraid it will blow out if it isn't bolted

 

i made a gasket for my throttle body to fit onto the hahn mani. and my dip stick hung when i had that same mani as well.

 

Werks phenolic spacers would be a good investment also zzp makes a dipstick holder for the car

 

I may get those spacers... However zzp's kit is for the Saab manifold... So I'd still be sol

 

get creative. make a custom bracket for the dipstick. thats what id do. i like a challenge.

 

Bump for an answer, am I supposed to have a gasket in my vband turbo/dp flange?

 

for the oil dib stick use some zip ties bro no joke or get creative, but i know what you mean since i had the same manifold and i just held it with zip ties down to anything close to it haha

for the tb just use gasket maker once the thing dries up it should hold boost without any issues, just make sure it seals completely

 

pretty sure rtv will hold just as good if not better than gasket. iv seen on horse power tv use it on intake mani, and valve covers. and other engine parts. it should hold fine, i use it for my map sensor when o ring busted, been holding for years with no issue. better than oring

 

v-band fittings leak until hot, even then they leak a bit. There are gaskets you can buy though.