anyone ever had a problem with their dsm manifold leaking at the block?? I had bought a copper exhaust manifold gasket and it had a raised lip and it seemed to be leaking to begin with. then I switched it out for the gasket that came with my aftermarket header and it still seems to be leaking. Could it be my manifold?? i kinda ported a little of the chambers out but just enough to take off some old carbon. i think i am tightening the bolts down enough. Its as tight as I can tighten it anyway. could it be that the manifold is crooked? i would think the tightneing of top and bottom bolts would even it off.
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make sure you torque them down much like you would a head so its even pressure, also make sure all your mating surfaces are clean and free of debris.
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make sure you dont overtorque the bolts, its really easy to snap them off at the head, and theyre a bitch to replace.1993 CB7
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ya i broke one out. it stripped the thread out of the block. But i put all the others on and i even bangen the wrench with a hammer to get some more leverage and it still seems to be leaking. I am going to try to get a new mani gasket n see if it helps.
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what kind are you using, a fibre composite type, or one of the metal ones,etc?
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I tried both. The only 2 other things i can think of are that the manifold is warped or that the bolt holes were drilled off and dont line up perfectly with the ports.
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Don't use those crappy gaskets that come with aftermarket headers, Use the genuine Honda Metal gasket there. If you are tightening the studs down all the way and you are still having a problem then you might have indeed a warped manifold. Put a straight edge onto the manifold and check the straightness of it.
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and check the stock manifold as well, who knows your head may be off...but usually thats where the gasket comes into play.
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yes try the oem honda it might need to be port matched alil but it seems to be working fine for mee. but then again my head is ported so i had to port the gasket to match.contact info
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nice nice just try to get at the ends of the manifold with a dremel so that itll fit. and get placed nicely on the head if its got all that carbon and soot on the head and on the gasket and the manifold your gonna have to get a wirebrush and some sandpaper and get busy to try and get a nice clean surface.Comment
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