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Originally Posted by djdnz
@ 86fun
Thanks for the update. We definitely had the most trouble with that step of the install, so it's quite possible I did the same thing to my gasket. I'll pull the S/C off next weekend and check mine. How long did the disassembly take?
Part number for the gasket looks to be 14035. |
Not long to remove, 1.5-2hrs at most, I should have just done it at the beginning. The thing was before I bolted it down I checked both with my finger and a purposely made inspection mirror and it all looked and felt great all around. I was worried about the gasket falling out so I was particularly careful with this step.
I think it was the very last alignment to the bolt holes that swiped the gasket over the razor sharp intake port edge and cut a part of the gasket off. That's how I missed it. You can see in my pics the horizontal cut marks clearly. Extremely easy to do, and the instructions almost lead you, inadvertently, to do it. My suggestion is to just lay the manifold down directly over the holes and don't let it slide around at all, then just bolt it down. There is no need to move it to connect the intercooler coolant hoses, you can get them on with a couple very long extended needle nose pliers from both sides.