Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets?
[Re: pjc360]
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Superformance makes the best gaskets for most of your needs. His name is Greg and his handle here on Moparts is roadhazard. Gus
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Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets?
[Re: pjc360]
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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.
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Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets?
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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.
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Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets?
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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.
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Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets?
[Re: pjc360]
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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.
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Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets?
[Re: pjc360]
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01/25/14 12:26 PM
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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
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Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets?
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01/25/14 12:39 PM
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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.
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Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets?
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(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.
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Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets?
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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
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Re: Who makes the best carburetor base gaskets?
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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
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