SLP runners, do they need gaskets?
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Burning Brakes
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SLP runners, do they need gaskets?
I recently picked up a used set of SLP runners, less gaskets.
Can you use a liquid silicone gasket material without gaskets, or is the risk too much that some of the port will be blocked, defeating the whole purpose of the larger runner?
The reason I ask, more often than not, I use the liquid silicone on the gasket anyway. New cars use this almost exclusively, without the gasket itself.
What is the best way to do this?
Gaskets form SLP are $20/set + expensive shipping. However burnt piston from running lean one cylinder, priceless. :eek:
[Modified by gene284, 5:09 PM 8/5/2003]
Can you use a liquid silicone gasket material without gaskets, or is the risk too much that some of the port will be blocked, defeating the whole purpose of the larger runner?
The reason I ask, more often than not, I use the liquid silicone on the gasket anyway. New cars use this almost exclusively, without the gasket itself.
What is the best way to do this?
Gaskets form SLP are $20/set + expensive shipping. However burnt piston from running lean one cylinder, priceless. :eek:
[Modified by gene284, 5:09 PM 8/5/2003]
Le Mans Master
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From: Stamford VT
Re: SLP runners, do they need gaskets? (gene284)
Gaskets form SLP are $20/set + expensive shipping. However burnt piston from running lean one cylinder, priceless. :eek:
[Modified by gene284, 5:09 PM 8/5/2003]
