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Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets? #1567811 01/24/14 01:05 AM 01/24/14 01:05 AM
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pjc360 OP mopar P Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 653 montana	I ask this question because I have had horrible luck with the gasket I have been trying to run and keep running because I can get them cheap and locally. I run a 1 inch 4 hole phenolic carburetor spacer on top of my manifold and I run a quick fuel super street series 680cfm vaccum secondary carburetor. I run a standard open gasket on top of my manifold and under my spacer, and then I run a 4 hole gasket on top of my 4 hole spacer nd underneath my carburetor. The gasket I have been running and having issues with is the Mr Gasket 55 4 hole gasket. They last for about 2 or 3 months and then there is a vaccum leak at the front corner, its like the seal just disappears, you can see the seal on the rest of the gasket except in the passenger front corner. Are these gaskets just junk? And if so what are some good gaskets to try? I can always tell when the gasket has lost it's seal my idle becomes unstable and I can hear and feel miss fires. I have had this happen 2 or 3 times in the last year. All I can figure is these gaskets just suck, or carburetor base gaskets require changing a lot more then I would have thought.

Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets? [Re: pjc360] #1567812 01/24/14 01:19 AM 01/24/14 01:19 AM
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fourgearsavoy I Live Here Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,554 Rittman Ohio	Superformance makes the best gaskets for most of your needs. His name is Greg and his handle here on Moparts is roadhazard. Gus 8009539-rearviewsavoy.jpg (156 downloads) 64 Plymouth Savoy 493 Indy EZ's by Nick at Compu-Flow 5-Speed Richmond faceplate Liberty box Dana 60

Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets? [Re: pjc360] #1567813 01/24/14 01:24 AM 01/24/14 01:24 AM
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m88mark enthusiast M Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 216 E. Okla line	Quote: I ask this question because I have had horrible luck with the gasket I have been trying to run and keep running because I can get them cheap and locally. I run a 1 inch 4 hole phenolic carburetor spacer on top of my manifold and I run a quick fuel super street series 680cfm vaccum secondary carburetor. I run a standard open gasket on top of my manifold and under my spacer, and then I run a 4 hole gasket on top of my 4 hole spacer nd underneath my carburetor. The gasket I have been running and having issues with is the Mr Gasket 55 4 hole gasket. They last for about 2 or 3 months and then there is a vaccum leak at the front corner, its like the seal just disappears, you can see the seal on the rest of the gasket except in the passenger front corner. Are these gaskets just junk? And if so what are some good gaskets to try? I can always tell when the gasket has lost it's seal my idle becomes unstable and I can hear and feel miss fires. I have had this happen 2 or 3 times in the last year. All I can figure is these gaskets just suck, or carburetor base gaskets require changing a lot more then I would have thought. Superperformance, sponser here Great gaskets top notch Mark

Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets? [Re: pjc360] #1567814 01/24/14 01:47 AM 01/24/14 01:47 AM
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Dunnuck Racing master Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,300 Northern Indiana	X 3 on Greg at Superformance. I used his carburetor base gaskets on a Carburetor test session for an article. Several carbs with the same base gasket and one under the throttle linkage adapter. No sticking and sealed well after many R and R sessions. Keith www.dunnuckracing.com

Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets? [Re: Dunnuck Racing] #1567815 01/24/14 01:53 AM 01/24/14 01:53 AM
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340SHORTY Truck Nut Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa	Have you checked your spacer to see if its warped ? I am truckless..

Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets? [Re: 340SHORTY] #1567816 01/24/14 02:35 AM 01/24/14 02:35 AM
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zrxkawboy super stock Z Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 905 SD	Quote: Have you checked your spacer to see if its warped ? My thought exactly. If it's always the same corner... It's Swifty! Swifty, you toad sucker!

Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets? [Re: zrxkawboy] #1567817 01/24/14 02:02 PM 01/24/14 02:02 PM
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RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska	My last Felpro thick base gasket, the 4 brass inserts in the corner holes were a bit too tall & were causing a vac leak. I tamped em down slightly & that took care of that. As said if the same spot is leakin I'd do a close visual. live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets? [Re: pjc360] #1567818 01/24/14 06:36 PM 01/24/14 06:36 PM
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Chris2581 master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,531 Jacksonville, FL	X4 on Superformance Gaskets.They are the best. Nautilus Racing- We use Superformance gaskets and Turbo Action converters/products.

Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets? [Re: Chris2581] #1567819 01/24/14 08:32 PM 01/24/14 08:32 PM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,675 Akron, Ohio U.S.A. roadhazard master
roadhazard master Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,675 Akron, Ohio U.S.A.	X 1,000,000,000 on Superformance Products Hey thanks for all the votes of confidence guys, much appreciated!! We're happy that your satisfied with the products As stated above check all your surfaces to be sure they are flat and true. To see our full line gasket catalog please click the link in my signature line. Once on our website you can also see a list of stocking distributors.

Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets? [Re: roadhazard] #1567820 01/25/14 02:20 AM 01/25/14 02:20 AM
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pjc360 OP mopar P Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 653 montana	I never thought about the spacer being warped because it's basically brand new , it only has like 4 or 5 thousand miles on it. But it makes sense. I have a 1/2 4 hole phenolic spacer, maybe I should run that one instead. How do I check the spacer for being warped?

Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets? [Re: pjc360] #1567821 01/25/14 05:19 AM 01/25/14 05:19 AM
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340SHORTY Truck Nut Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa	put a sheet of fine sandpaper on something real smooth. hold the spacer down in the middle. work the spacer around in a figure 8 motion. look for spaces that are not being scuffed. I am truckless..

Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets? [Re: pjc360] #1567822 01/25/14 12:07 PM 01/25/14 12:07 PM
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moparlifer member M Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 187 good ole USA	Super performance is #1! Their site is on line.

Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets? [Re: pjc360] #1567823 01/25/14 12:26 PM 01/25/14 12:26 PM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,675 Akron, Ohio U.S.A. roadhazard master
roadhazard master Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,675 Akron, Ohio U.S.A.	Quote: I never thought about the spacer being warped because it's basically brand new , it only has like 4 or 5 thousand miles on it. But it makes sense. I have a 1/2 4 hole phenolic spacer, maybe I should run that one instead. How do I check the spacer for being warped? Check for flatness using a straight edge, metal ruler, piece of bar stock, whatever just as long as it's straight and flat. Check corner to corner, side to side and catty corner. Top and bottom, also check the intake flange and carburetor base plate. In response to your PM here is a link to the catalog. Open the catalog and scroll down until you get to the carburetor gaskets. All the info you should need for them is there. Keep scrolling down for the price sheet. http://www.superformanceproducts.com/catalog.php If you would like to purchase some click on the "Distributors" tab and choose from the links where you would like to purchase them from. Any questions just ask

Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets? [Re: pjc360] #1567824 01/25/14 12:39 PM 01/25/14 12:39 PM
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RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska	Quote: How do I check the spacer for being warped? Set it on a pane of glass. EDIT Also use it to do your figure 8 sandpaper sanding if needed Last edited by RapidRobert; 01/25/14 12:45 PM. live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets? [Re: RapidRobert] #1567825 01/28/14 01:30 PM 01/28/14 01:30 PM
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pjc360 OP mopar P Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 653 montana	So I grabbed a few sheets of 220 grit sand paper and placed them on a big piece of glass and started moving the spacer around in a figure 8 motion and some of the spacer was being sanded and some of it wasn't being sanded. I'm guessing the spots that were being sanded were the high spots? Anyways I moved it around in a figure 8 motion a few times. Do you think it is straight enough now? I don't have a straight edge but I do have a ruler, whats the best way to tell if it's straight after sanding it in a figure 8 motion?

Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets? [Re: pjc360] #1567826 01/28/14 02:46 PM 01/28/14 02:46 PM
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RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska	(1) yes (2) keep sanding till all (or almost all) of the base is being touched by the paper. Finish with some finer grit than 220. keeping it parallel with even force is the key. live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets? [Re: pjc360] #1567827 01/28/14 02:50 PM 01/28/14 02:50 PM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,675 Akron, Ohio U.S.A. roadhazard master
roadhazard master Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,675 Akron, Ohio U.S.A.	Yes the parts that were being sanded were high spots. "Is it straight enough now?" Have no clue...... I can't see it Use the ruler and a .005" feeler gauge. Set the edge of the ruler on the spacer and try to fit the feeler gauge under it. Try this on the piece of glass first to be sure the ruler is straight Also check your manifold and carb base

Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets? [Re: roadhazard] #1567828 01/28/14 05:20 PM 01/28/14 05:20 PM
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pjc360 OP mopar P Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 653 montana	well I have sanded on a piece of glass in a figure 8 motion and I have grabbed my ruler and put the ruler on it's edge and I have .006 feeler gauge and I cant fit the .006 feeler gauge under the ruler. There are a couple tiny spots where there is still some shiny black as opposed to how the rest of the spacer looks since being sanded. I figured I would continue to sand in a figure 8 motion until there are no shiny black spots and double check it with the ruler and feeler gauge and if I cant fit the feeler gauge under the ruler then I will consider it flat, at least flatter then it was. Am I doing this correctly?

Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets? [Re: pjc360] #1567829 01/28/14 06:14 PM 01/28/14 06:14 PM
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RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska	I'd say you are in real good shape. Spacers are wide & the gasket/cement will take care of anything that ain't dead on perfectly flat & you're way better then "close". As said check the other flat surfaces as it just takes one warped one to effect a leak live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets? [Re: RapidRobert] #1567830 01/28/14 06:32 PM 01/28/14 06:32 PM
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pjc360 OP mopar P Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 653 montana	dam well I sure hope my carburetor isn't warped, it's brand new and doesn't even have a thousand miles on it. It's a quick fuel super street series supposes to be made of good billet aluminum. And I have never over tightend the carburetor nuts. I always torque them to 8 ft lbs. I sure hope the carburetor isn't warped, I would probably cry. paid 560 bucks for that thing.

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