ptfe inlet manifold gasket advice

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Hi fitting some upgraded inlets soon,is a new standard renault gasket ok or are the ptfe ones bette,or a waste of money

thanks alex

 

[marinemackay2003]

they are good as an insulator from the head, however the inlet sits on top of the engine and absorbs heat that way, so the gains would be very marginal
but they do withstand removal and refitting better than standard gaskets

imo not worth it unless you are boosted and producing a lot of heat from pressure

 

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thankyou renault ones will be fine then in normal car

 

[DaveDreads]

I've got ptfe gaskets on mine as they came as part of the matched inlet package,
you buying those matched inlets or going with the standard RS ones?

 

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hi dave getting used jamsports off someone,just wondered what gasket was best tbh

 

[DaveDreads]

Well the main advantage of ptfe (other than not absorbing heat) is they don't get all bent and distorted when removing and refitting the inlets,
whereas the metal ones can leak a little when they get distorted, but they're not exactly expensive so it's personal choice really.

Glad you managed to get some on the second hand market, this place really comes in handy sometimes.

 

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thankyou renaults are 20ish trade,or ptfe 32 ,dont know if its worth the extra 12 quid?

 

[DaveDreads]

Well for the extra 12 quid they won't ever have to be replaced.

 

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thanks i will order the ptfe are these ok
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PTFE-gask...o|Cars+Type:2.0+16V+Sport&hash=item20ea48c596

 

[DaveDreads]

I can't say i've ever measured the thickness of mine, but they look exactly like mine mate.

 

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juts ordered them thanks again,as my inlet isnt rs stamped i should quote notice something hopefully

 

[DaveDreads]

On their own i'm not so sure, but as a package of induction, matched inlets, decent exhaust and remap,
you will have optimised what the car has and definitely feel the difference.

 

[bloke]

juts ordered them thanks again,as my inlet isnt rs stamped i should quote notice something hopefully

anything you notice will be purely psychological sorry

 

[Tony Hunter]

This^^^^

 

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hi having no rs stamped inlet,the matched ones will make no difference at all then?

 

[bloke]

not enough to feel it.

 

[pingpong]

Save your cash