XLeezardx
09-24-2007, 11:30 PM
Crucial, every single one of my copper gaskets have split and caused leaks. Litterally all 3 has blown on me and i was just wondering if this was common. Down-pipe and both up-pipe gaskets. My car has only been stage 2 for a couple months. Is there any warranty on these?
BoxerGT2.5
09-27-2007, 09:52 AM
Phuck no there ain't. Take it like a man and go get OEM.
Crucial Racing
10-11-2007, 01:09 PM
I've never heard of that happening like that. Did you follow the instructions that we include with every single gasket (or set of gaskets).
I'm sorry to say, there's truly no way for that to happen that way except for total installation error.
The thing about copper is that it is soft. It seals like crazy because it's soft, but it HAS to have two flanges squeezing it between them with plenty of pressure. Copper is not strong enough to hold the exhaust pressure inside of the pipes without the flanges pushing down on it. Unlike an OEM gasket that will simply allow exhaust to shoot around it and even through it and cause a leak that will be very noticeable that you'll fix, our gaskets SEAL no matter what. If you install improperly, you do not get a clearly audible leak right off the bat like w/ an OEM gasket. You get sealed parts. BUT... they just physically cannot hold forever in that sort of situation and will eventually tear because they will not let exhaust get around them.
It's sort of a catch-22 for us. On one hand, our gaskets seal like freakin' crazy, which is awesome. But on the other, they seal so well that if parts aren't installed correctly you don't know about it immediately like with typical multi-layer metal gaskets... at some point down the [proverbial] road, the gasket is going to give out because of this and then it appears to be the gaskets fault, not an install issue.
These gaskets really aren't for everyone, to be blunt. They take slightly more care to install properly than typical gaskets (which is why we include brief instructions). If you can do this, IT PAYS OFF with a permanent seal. There are a lot of people who cannot be bothered to take an extra step and they do not get the same results.
There's a reason nearly every professional race car uses copper gaskets and has for many years. They really, honestly, truly seal better than anything else out there. We actually have a couple race team and shop customers who swear by them, as well as most of our customers. Cases like this do happen but it's few-and-far-between...
Jeremy
...attaching the gasket install instructions so anyone is welcome to see the extra steps of which I speak....