gasket issues. need advice

[zach44102]

im currently painting my intake and the gasket on one of the snakes broke:booboo: i was wandering if it would be fine if i bolted it up with the broken gasket just restick the gasket back to where it broke off? can i use gasket maker? do i need to buy a new one?

 

[SHOmethewayhome]

which gasket?

 

[shonuffmine]

Are you talkin about the paper ones where the snakes bolt on too the upper where the butterflies are or the metal ones on the lower intake side?:braincramp: And where are you in Ga.?

 

[LOUDSHO92]

I owuld replace them regardless.

 

[jmpSHO]

I would also replace them. Any time a gasket is damaged it should be replaced.

 

[SHOmethewayhome]

$45 @ sho source FTW!

 

[zach44102]

im located in jasper ga. north ga. and its not paper but i wanna say they are not metal either. almost like a brown plastic.

 

[shotime1994]

Do yourself a favor take the intake apart clean everything and replace all the gaskets. Buy them from shosource.

 

[zach44102]

ok thankyou

 

[sho'noffmtx]

im located in jasper ga. north ga. and its not paper but i wanna say they are not metal either. almost like a brown plastic.

there shouldnt be any plastic gaskets its either metal or paper. so if you think there is plastic i would tend to think you are looking at paper ones that are SO old and crusty that they need to be replaced.

 

[frosho]

so if you think there is plastic i would tend to think you are looking at paper ones that are SO old and crusty that they need to be replaced.

Ding ding ding!

 

[zach44102]

yep, when i popped the snake off it just kinda popped off with it. 3 peices. i guess 50$ is not bad for all new gaskets.

 

[luigisho]

there shouldnt be any plastic gaskets its either metal or paper. so if you think there is plastic i would tend to think you are looking at paper ones that are SO old and crusty that they need to be replaced.

Or that they are the metal one that are plastic coated.

 

[shonuffmine]

If it is the uppers on the butterflies,replace them.if its the lowers metal ones and they are not damaged hit em with a coat of enamel paint and reuse them

 

[zach44102]

its the butterflies. metal ones are fine

 

[Rubix]

They are rubber, and not called intake gaskets which I see has caused some confusion in this thread. I think what you're looking for are the intake couplers. I've torn quite a few as well. Buy new ones, best thing I did to my intake was buy the SHOSource silicone ones and new clamps, oh and not making a "cold air intake"
If the intake manifold gaskets (two flat metal ones) have any chips then you should buy new ones as well, in my opinion. It will be easy to tell, the black has flaked off and you can see silver, bare metal.

 

[zach44102]

your not thinking of the write ones the one i broke goes from the snakes to tanks. not the coupler. what do you mean cold air intake?

 

[Rubix]

Ahh, you mean the primary runner and secondary gaskets? You'll need 6 total, unless you didn't break all of them. You're going to have to buy all of them anyway so might as well replace them all, obviously. They're easy to break being paper, not surprised there.

By "cold air intake" I meant putting a cone filter in the engine bay.

All kinds of confusion goin on here, I was confused myself!

 

[zach44102]

o lol no..... i have some aem piping that im hacking up to run into my fender wells. and no its one solid peice of gasketthat attaches to the snake its brown and plastic i swear its not metalor paper i may be wrong but.... idk

 

[Rubix]

You've now said no to every gasket there is on the intake. I'm tired of this ridiculous word play...

or

To reiterate again, either way just replace them. You'll have to purchase them as a pack so you might as well do them all.