First of all, this is not serious but this is how I and others have dealt with on3 turbo kit v band leaks and it seems to be the best way to go about it.
The biggest issue I found with my v bands is that the clamping area is actually too damn large besides the clamps are just low quality.
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Wonder which one is which
Take notice of the clamping zone, the RPS ones are much smaller and actually clamp the connections tight like they should be.
Great, now that you have better v band clamps you may even be able to get away with some rtv copper silicone but unfortunately you may need gaskets like I did.
There are many types of gaskets but due to the extreme temps and pressure you really need something that will hold.
Modularspeed told me that these gaskets have held for him so that is what I went with.
Yea, figured I would make one so there isnt 1000 on3 v band leak threads.
I talked to chad about his gaskets and actually bought a few of them from him to check em out.
Not sure what material they are, probably the graphite stuff but I was gonna try them out for him to see how they held up.
I told him he should include them with the kits and he said he may include them or at the very least have them as an option for people to buy with the kits.
I just know they need something in there if they ever plan on using the stock v band clamps.
That sounds just like a b&g/ turbo forums nut swinger statement LOL
The gaskets and new clamps are working good for me so far. If Thats all I have to do extra is use new clamps and gaskets then Ill be happy.
When I am bleeding I love a good band-aid.
Great, now that you have better v band clamps you may even be able to get away with some rtv copper silicone but unfortunately you may need gaskets like I did.
Do you think I or anyone else using gaskets doesn't know this? The problem is if they dont seal, your gonna need something in there to fix the problem if your not willing to weld all new flanges on.
No #### they are a "band aid"....but If I can spend 30 bucks on some gaskets and they will work for years I am fine with this band aid.
If the gaskets wont hold and blow out every 2 days then that is when I would move on to some new v band flanges but until that is the case, this seems like the best way to get by.
Honestly, If I would have known these wouldnt seal right without gaskets I would have had some higher quality v bands welded on when the kit was off the car.
Unfortunately I am not pulling this whole kit off the car now if I can make it work with a few gaskets and figured this could help some others in the same situation.
Regardless of how v bands are designed to work, gaskets are used everywhere else on cars and arent considered band aids there.
Thanks for your awesome insightful post filled with great knowledge!
Re-read my original post.
Do you think I or anyone else using gaskets doesn't know this? The problem is if they dont seal, your gonna need something in there to fix the problem if your not willing to weld all new flanges on.
good write up , thats what i had to do on my vbands too, but then i came up with a solution , either use male female flanges or run the pipe all the through to the next vband to were it would work like male female flange then just alittle copper rtv an it would be 100% seal
didnt know you were a mod guy i was talking for the 5.0 / 5.8 stuff guess i could have asked it just seems there is so much drama following the on 3 stuff
Yeah cheapest option for us Modular guys besides ON3 is Hellion which is $4,000 more expensive than the ON3 kit so I will be happy to buy a tube or 2 of gasket sealent, a couple clamps, and a couple gaskets totaling less than $100
You can get CG Fabrication's hot side, coat that and buy ebay knock offs to finish the kit up (which would be the same parts as the On3) and have not much more into the kit then the On3 except you'd have a much nicer quality hot side that would last much longer.
the guys at cg fab are making my new kit its 434ci with a 106mm street car so i think that they may be able to provide some pics for you 4.6 guys they were super helpful on helping me decide what i am going to use
I think this is getting way off topic. I think the best thing to do is ignore him. I have a $2000 turbo kit that I had to put about $100 more into to get it to work just as good as a $4k kit. Im happy. That's all I care about.
I bought a full set of THESE gaskets. They're designed specifically for V-Bands and they're much cheaper than those you posted. I'll let you know later this week how they hold.
They don't work very well. Any little bit of exhaust gas that touches them melts them right away. They may work ok if you make 100% sure they are centered on the flange when you tighten them. the 3 bolt flange gasket from race part solutions is only like 4 bucks I think. They work lots better.
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