85vet

Does anyone know where to buy the gasket for a larger/ported runner & plenum?

Or - What do you use to widen the stock plenum gaskets you buy?

I recently purchased a used Super Ram with large runners and ported plenum and I am trying to find good gaskets for the runner to plenum. Thanks for your assistance in advance.

Keep the wave - :seeya :seeya :seeya :chevy

JAKE

I suppose someone like TPIS can sell you oversize gaskets, but there's no guarantee that they will be the right size for your project.

Back during the summer I really opened up my runners and plenum openings. I mean really opened them up. I also removed the divider walls as far in as I could reach with a Mikita grinder too.

When it came to gasket matching time, I simply used the stock gaskets and the grinder to removed gasket material until it matched the runners and plenum.

I bolted the gaskets to the runners usings bolts, flat washers and nuts so they wouldn't move and had at it.

Came out fine.

Hope this helps.

Jake

C4396roadster

I bought some gasket paper in sheets that you cut out with a scissor I dont recall where I bought this but it available most likely summit but just to let you know they sell this cut your own gasket material. I use it for this application because those suckas are big $ and I tear into them too often to keep buying the gaskets

85vet

Thanks for your help, I think I will go with trying to port my current gaskets and pick up the gasket material for backup.

Jim :chevy
:seeya

Fastguy

There should have been a set of gaskets in the box that you can use as templates, they might even be re-useable.

Vic'89

Lingenfelter has Superram gaskets.

Vic

Plasticman

TPIS sells Mr. Gasket gaskets, but they are junk! They are very weak and easily torn / folded / etc. The Fel-Pro stock sized gaskets have a metal insert and can be "revised" (ported) to match your requirements (Trak Auto had them in stock). I used a die grinder with a carbide cutter to do mine (rather than a grinder).

85vet

Fastguy,

There were gaskets, but they are stock and not ported to the larger runners and ported plenum. The difference between stock and ported is significant when you multiply by 8.

I want to be sure to utilize the all available air. I did some additional porting to the intake and lower runner to match the gaskets i got from LPE. The only problem, I ordered the wrong set, I did not get an upper plenum gasket.

I am definately having fun with this setup and it is not on the car yet.

Jim

h rocks

Make them out of good thick, stiff gasket paper. Went through that porting the stockies BS a bunch of times. They are good gaskets with wire mesh reinforcements, but that's what makes it a royal PITA.

KYVette90

The TPI gaskets suck. I had one go bad just a week after the instal. You should make your own.