HF Manifold Gasket
I need one for my 95 civic, it is a d15b vtec engine with a 14b turbo. The gasket has burnt out three times now and has to be custom cut each time. I ordered this gasket stupidely:
http://members.shaw.ca/gehca/pic/16G(I)GSK.jpg
Then after i realized the bolt holes dont match up at all, I felt pretty dumb. It is a HF manifold, and a 14b turbo, I can't find a gasket anywhere not even ebay! Here is a picture of my car, the gasket is already kind of burnt out and the car sounds like ****!
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...er/gasket1.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...er/gasket2.jpg
As you can see the top 2 bolts on the manifold are closer together than the bottom two. It is the gasket in between the manifold and the turbo. Someone pelase help!
http://members.shaw.ca/gehca/pic/16G(I)GSK.jpg
Then after i realized the bolt holes dont match up at all, I felt pretty dumb. It is a HF manifold, and a 14b turbo, I can't find a gasket anywhere not even ebay! Here is a picture of my car, the gasket is already kind of burnt out and the car sounds like ****!
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...er/gasket1.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...er/gasket2.jpg
As you can see the top 2 bolts on the manifold are closer together than the bottom two. It is the gasket in between the manifold and the turbo. Someone pelase help!
Are you using an adapter plate between the HF mani and the 14b? I have never seen a 14b that bolts directly to an HF mani. You might just have to drill out holes in the gasket to fit those 2 topbolts.
I do not think there is an adaptor plate there, it doesn't look like it can anyone tell?
I know what an adaptor plate is but they confuse the **** out of me. The previous owner just used the custom cork gaskets maybe he didnt drive the car very hard because ive burnt them out twice now.
But even if Iget an adaptor plate to go inbetween them, I still need the gasket.
I found this http://www.bmcrace.com/product_info....products_id=50
I know thats the right part for my setup but do I need it?And even if I do need it, I still need the gasket for the HF manifold.Any help would be greatly appreciated, I can take more pics if they are needed!
I know what an adaptor plate is but they confuse the **** out of me. The previous owner just used the custom cork gaskets maybe he didnt drive the car very hard because ive burnt them out twice now.
But even if Iget an adaptor plate to go inbetween them, I still need the gasket.
I found this http://www.bmcrace.com/product_info....products_id=50
I know thats the right part for my setup but do I need it?And even if I do need it, I still need the gasket for the HF manifold.Any help would be greatly appreciated, I can take more pics if they are needed!
No offense man but if your going to own a turbo car you need to at leastknow if you have an adapter plate or not. I really dont know what gasketto tell you toget because I dont know what kind of a flange you have. You need to take the turbo out of the car and take pics of the turbo flange and the mani flange and if you have an adapter plate in there take some pics of that too. Then I can tell you exactly what you need to get. Btw a cork gasket is not going to survive between exhaust components. It gets extremely hot in there and will burn up very quickly.
If I take the turbo out, there is no way I will be able to get it back in. I don't have a torque wrench so I wouldn't even be able to torque the bolts. I just went and looked at it and I think there is an adaptor plate, I don't know why it matters though? I need the gasket that goes between the HF manifold and the adaptor plate, where can I get it?
Im almost positive you can get the HF gasket atmost honda dealerships. Use the gasket you have already for the turbo side of the adapter plate.I dont think you need to necessarily torque down the bolts, just make sure their good andtight. I really hopeyour notplanning to pay someone to put new gaskets in for you, its like a 10 minute job.
The only reason I would pay someoen to do it is because I want those bolts to be torqued down right. I dont want one to vibrate loose while im driving or something. I hope I can find the gasket, If I call a honda dealership what do I ask for? Is it an exhaust manifold gasket and from what year car?
Ive tightened a million bolts without a torque wrench and never had a broblem with one vibrating loose. When you callyou need to make clear that yourNOT looking for the gasket that goes between the manifold and the head butbetweenthe manifold and the header. Tell them its the gasket with the wierd 4 bolt flange. I believe they werefrom 88-91 crx HF's and civicStd's.


