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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 08:41 PM
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Hey, u can go to ur auto part stores and order a sheet of gasket that u trace/cut to fit. I wouldn't put exhaust parts together without some sort of gasket in between them.
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 09:04 PM
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Hmm... never thought about that. I didn't think Kragen offered that kind of service.

Anyway, I finished installing my Tanabe with the existing gasket 3 weeks ago. I'm pretty sure there are no leaks because I used Permatex on both sides of the gasket. Plus, I bolted it real tight.

As for the Y-Pipe to the secondary cat, I'm not too sure because there are no gasket. There is like a white rubber-ball shaped material built into the cat. I guess this acts like the gasket. Anyway, I torqued it till the springs compressed slightly more than the OEM. But not all the way as I read up on the previous exhaust threads.
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 09:13 PM
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Oh come on, Shadowman!!

I know that deep inside you wanted that loud bad boy import growl. And because wifey probably sees this forum you said you wanted a 'quiet' exhaust. LOL!

Yep. A used gasket. Uh huh. What did I tellya, huh? Hehehehehe!!
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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I got my @ss kicked by my wife the second she drove me car. LOL

As for the gasket... I think I lost 5 pounds from my car seats spinning.
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 09:26 PM
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how come ur mods are top secret? im j/wing
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 09:28 PM
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Trying to build a sleeper car... that is not that fast.

I'm still planning my final top secret for this year. I still have like $300 leftover from my budget.
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Snubbles
how come ur mods are top secret? im j/wing

Shhhhh!! His latest mod was something he really doesn't want you guys to know about....







Originally Posted by shadowman
As for the gasket... I think I lost 5 pounds from my car seats spinning.

Huh? Wha'd I tellya? ^^^ he admits it right there. (now don't tell anyone!)

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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by shadowman
Hmm... never thought about that. I didn't think Kragen offered that kind of service.

Anyway, I finished installing my Tanabe with the existing gasket 3 weeks ago. I'm pretty sure there are no leaks because I used Permatex on both sides of the gasket. Plus, I bolted it real tight.

As for the Y-Pipe to the secondary cat, I'm not too sure because there are no gasket. There is like a white rubber-ball shaped material built into the cat. I guess this acts like the gasket. Anyway, I torqued it till the springs compressed slightly more than the OEM. But not all the way as I read up on the previous exhaust threads.
That rubber ball shaped material is called a donut gasket
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Old Oct 18, 2010 | 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by shadowman
I got my @ss kicked by my wife the second she drove me car. LOL

As for the gasket... I think I lost 5 pounds from my car seats spinning.
Question is, which way do u spin while on it? lol
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