I have a sheet of aluminum that I'm cutting out some gaskets for (dp, turbo/mani) and wondering if the aluminum will just melt off? I thought it would be good for a gasket b/c it's soft.

 

I think the melting point of aluminum is around 1300 degrees F but dont quote me on that... just something i remember

 

Yeah. Try stainless steel mebbe.

 

Well ****! There goes $10 What cars came stock with a T3? I'll just buy a gasket from somewhere for that, then make the downpipe one.

 

your block is aluminum , no?(just like EVERYONE HERE) ahahha.
as long as your egt's arent nasty highh youll be fine..if they are that high youll brea/melt other **** thats much more important then some gaskets

 

go to ford mustang SVO 4 cylinder turbo gasket or supercoupe.

 

good point on the aluminum, maybe I'll just try it with the sheet and if it sucks then I'll buy a real gasket from ford, thanks for the info!

 

its 6 dollars CAD at most dealerships, i dont use any gasket if your stuff is new and flat should seal well.

 

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Your head is also a much larger chunk of aluminum than a small thin gasket, and it is water cooled. The gasket is not water cooled, and it does not have much contact with air to cool it. Some motorcycle exhaust systems use aluminum flanges to bolt the headpipes to the cylinder head, but those flanges have lots of contact with the air. I think this cooling air is what makes them acceptable.

There was post up here a short while back, with a pic of a melted aluminum hf manifold adapter flange- and that thing was much thicker than a gasket. I don't mind being wrong. Try it out and let us know how it goes.