Pineapple Racing Graphite Mani Gasket?

Rotary_Rocket_87 · 04-05-2008, 09:23 AM

I was just browsing through their site and found this.

http://www.pineappleracing.com/index...PROD&ProdID=78

Has anyone used them before? How do they compare to the OEM gasket? At half the price, and being from Pineapple I think it would be worth trying.

classicauto · 04-07-2008, 10:44 AM

I heard about someone using it once before and had to re-torque it a few times and also noted a funny smell for the first few hundred km's that was presumably the gasket heat cycling.

Personally, I've never seen a stock one fail, and have re-used 10 year old ones and never had a problem. Thats one factory piece that doesn't need re-engineering. Only reason to buy a different type is money, and at that point the product may not work as well.

Rotary_Rocket_87 · 04-07-2008, 02:02 PM

Yeah, the reason I am asking is because the stock one failed and I can't afford a stock one at the moment. I have read alot about how the stock gasket is reuseable and should outlast the life of the turbo, but I think that one of the previous owners must have taken off the turbo and reinstalled the gasket incorrectly (causing damage).

I think that I am going to try the graphite one, and if it fails it fails. I doubt that Pineapple would sell an inferior part. At least we will get some good information regarding the durability of this part.

thanks for the info Classic.

classicauto · 04-07-2008, 03:03 PM

No problem. I'm sure it'll last alright. They do make good stuff

Boostmaniac · 04-08-2008, 07:33 PM

I don't think graphite gaskets are re-useable normally.

None of the ones I have ever used on various projects have been anyway.

04-05-2008, 09:23 AM	#1
Rotary_Rocket_87 2nd Generation Freak Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chuck Vegas, NH iTrader: (0) Posts: 64 Rep Power: 17	Pineapple Racing Graphite Mani Gasket? I was just browsing through their site and found this. http://www.pineappleracing.com/index...PROD&ProdID=78 Has anyone used them before? How do they compare to the OEM gasket? At half the price, and being from Pineapple I think it would be worth trying. __________________ '87 TII- full emissions removal, a/c removed, FPD removed, dual 12" e-fans, Rotary Performance FCD, ACT unsprung 6 puck w/ Xtreme PP, custom open 2.5 inch exhaust, custom clutch pivot ball, K&N cone filter, TB mod, RB downpipe, motor blown 8/7/09 '94 Mazda B4000- POS beater truck, stock "The easiest way to fail is to never try." - Me

04-07-2008, 02:02 PM	#3
Rotary_Rocket_87 2nd Generation Freak Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chuck Vegas, NH iTrader: (0) Posts: 64 Rep Power: 17	Yeah, the reason I am asking is because the stock one failed and I can't afford a stock one at the moment. I have read alot about how the stock gasket is reuseable and should outlast the life of the turbo, but I think that one of the previous owners must have taken off the turbo and reinstalled the gasket incorrectly (causing damage). I think that I am going to try the graphite one, and if it fails it fails. I doubt that Pineapple would sell an inferior part. At least we will get some good information regarding the durability of this part. thanks for the info Classic. __________________ '87 TII- full emissions removal, a/c removed, FPD removed, dual 12" e-fans, Rotary Performance FCD, ACT unsprung 6 puck w/ Xtreme PP, custom open 2.5 inch exhaust, custom clutch pivot ball, K&N cone filter, TB mod, RB downpipe, motor blown 8/7/09 '94 Mazda B4000- POS beater truck, stock "The easiest way to fail is to never try." - Me

04-07-2008, 10:44 AM	#2
classicauto crash auto?fix auto Join Date: Feb 2008 iTrader: (0) Posts: 816 Rep Power: 17	I heard about someone using it once before and had to re-torque it a few times and also noted a funny smell for the first few hundred km's that was presumably the gasket heat cycling. Personally, I've never seen a stock one fail, and have re-used 10 year old ones and never had a problem. Thats one factory piece that doesn't need re-engineering. Only reason to buy a different type is money, and at that point the product may not work as well.

04-07-2008, 03:03 PM	#4
classicauto crash auto?fix auto Join Date: Feb 2008 iTrader: (0) Posts: 816 Rep Power: 17	No problem. I'm sure it'll last alright. They do make good stuff

04-08-2008, 07:33 PM	#5
Boostmaniac Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2008 iTrader: (0) Posts: 182 Rep Power: 0	I don't think graphite gaskets are re-useable normally. None of the ones I have ever used on various projects have been anyway.