ptfe gaskets what are they?

[Gez08]

As above can someone explain what they are and why they are better than standard gaskets. Thanks

 

[T. 12 E E D.]

You can reuse them and apparenlty it gives a better seal than oem

 

[powey]

dont transfer as much heat

 

[Fredy]

dont transfer as much heat

I have them, recommendation! :approve:

 

[Andyman]

Theres a big thread on this somewhere. Have a search for the details matey.

Theory is good but in reality does it make any difference to performance, honestly?

 

[Ben..]

ptfe polytetraflouroethene , is teflon , the non stick stuff in frying pans, is very resistant to corrosion etc so will last longer...plus othere mechanical reasons i dont understand (a level chemistry FTW)

 

[greglesueur]

had them on my old clio valver! i would recomend them to anyone!!

 

[matty172cup]

who sells these i need a kit to fit the 172 cup

Matty

 

[The Boosh!]

the PTFE is designed to stop the heat transfer between the cylinder head and the inlet manifold, hence reducing the intake temps and giving better throttle responce.

 

[Christopher]

^ Bingo.

 

[osbid172]

Buy from here:

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=344504&highlight=thermal+intake

 

[Mark One]

the PTFE is designed to stop the heat transfer between the cylinder head and the inlet manifold, hence reducing the intake temps and giving better throttle responce.

Not sure about throttle response :S
But the rest is spot on

 

[The Boosh!]

Buy from here:

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=344504&highlight=thermal+intake

Thats well expensive - I purchased my PTFE Gaskets with my matched inlets from JAM-sport for an extra £30 :S

 

[The Boosh!]

Not sure about throttle response :S
But the rest is spot on

That was quoted from Mark at Jam sport that he sent me via PM- Thought i would take all the credit though

 

[Martin_172]

the PTFE is designed to stop the heat transfer between the cylinder head and the inlet manifold, hence reducing the intake temps and giving better throttle responce.

cant see how they would improve throttle responce but they do reduce inlet temps by quite a bit, i got good results from mine!

 

[broster@JAM-Sport]

Thats a quote from a few of my customers who have them, i believe it to be when in slow moving traffic the car picks up better.... maybe?

i still have a few sets of these in stock.

 

[hill_power_clio]

Thats well expensive - I purchased my PTFE Gaskets with my matched inlets from JAM-sport for an extra £30 :S

With your inlets this is a discounted cost - as in all in one cost from a trader.

Of course if anyone wants to buy x10 sets then of course I'll give you discount!

One-off sales are always more expensive as expected. And actually £40 is well cheap in comparison to other things on the market - i.e. gizzmo thermal intake gasket for a pulsar is approx £70-80 - from me £25!

Cheers!

 

[hill_power_clio]

had them on my old clio valver! i would recomend them to anyone!!

Cheers bigman!

 

[hill_power_clio]

As above can someone explain what they are and why they are better than standard gaskets. Thanks

In a nutshell:

reuseable
long life
lower intake temps (especially in lower revs/idle)
better seal

and cheap!