Turbo Gaskets

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Don't know mate, but if you find the link, let me know as I might be needing some for the toyota later.

HKS do ones for Toyotas. Don't know about the 19.

Fraser

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Cheers Fraser. Will look up a UK supplier for those if they are needed=20 this time round.

I think the biggy for me will be if the Manifold itself has cracked.=20 It's a two piece exhaust manifold/head gasket (one half for each pair of=20 cylinders) and comes in at arround =A390 + VAT from Toyota. Will see if=20 any of the grey import type people do them, unless HKS can offer=20 stronger versions of them too.

--=20 Carl Robson "Sorry Sir the meatballs are orf" (The poster formerly known as Skodapilot)

I think they do. The factory manifold is made to a budget. Aftermarket ones will give you heaps better flow.

Fraser

Actually, I've been speaking to some of the UK/US Toyota Tuners. A lot of the 3S-GTE tubular manifold have no significant benefit unless you are going above 400BHP, and almost all of them crack in use, require non standard turbo oil lines and don't include the tubo bracing/support which causes the cracking. The stanbard 3S-GTE manifold is supposed to be one of the better ones, and it supports the twin entry turbo propely which a lot of the aftermarket ones don't as they are primarily designed for garrett flanges. Having said that, I do like what Fensport have done to this Corolla.

Only places i can find are in america so i'll just get them from the place in the UK i got the turbo from, that means ringing :(

Incase anyone has any in the shed, they're garrett T28 gaskets ;)

what (if any) cars to T28's come as standard on?

i've got a pile of turbo's in a garage.

mainly of cossies (saph) and S1/S2 RSt's but thre's a few others :o)

I dunno if they use the standard housings tho. The ones i'm after are the ones in #15003 here:

Actually i think my first question should have been "Are the metal gaskets reusable?"

shouldnt think gaskets are re-usable no.

I was thinking more of selling you as turbo if I had one :o)

Found these guys. Haven't looked to see if they do what we both do/might need.

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My new roller bearing T28 is good enough thanks ;)

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wimp ;o)

Pointless Trivia : Klinger head-gaskets come as standard on the later Rover T16 Turbo lumps (like mine). They replaced the older not-as-strong one.

might be worth contacting then.