Tips on replacing up pipe donuts
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Tips on replacing up pipe donuts
Ok everyone i have the up pipes out and along with all my turbo stuff and i got a new pair of donut gaskets. I am wanting to know if their is any tricks on putting these suckers on and trying to have the least problems i know they have the belowed up pipes but at the moment my funds are really low. So as for the tips do install the bottom portions of the up-pipes to the manifold first or do i assemble the whole thing back together and just go for it? So any tips or advise is good thanks.
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i dont know about the donuts but with all the work to get that apart you should put in a set of the international up-pipes and never have to do it again. http://guzzle.rbmicro.com/upp.html
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Yeah that would of been great only problem is the money issue ... i know if i would have some extra money i would more then willing buy the set of up pipes from IH. That way i know i wouldnt have problems in the future. But as i was searching for tips someone in another topic posted that using a FEL-PRO exhaust pipe flange worked better then the OE ones from ford. So i bought both and to me the fel-pro's look way better plus they are only $1 buck. So we will se how that works out.
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Originally Posted by 99SevenPoint3
Yeah that would of been great only problem is the money issue ... i know if i would have some extra money i would more then willing buy the set of up pipes from IH. That way i know i wouldnt have problems in the future. But as i was searching for tips someone in another topic posted that using a FEL-PRO exhaust pipe flange worked better then the OE ones from ford. So i bought both and to me the fel-pro's look way better plus they are only $1 buck. So we will se how that works out.
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Ford has updated Up pipe gaskets, they are white, i did those on my H2E setup, and put as much as you can locktite. so far no leaks with 40# of boost. and little advice , get new hardware for the flanges, all of them it will make reassembly 10x faster, belive me. it was PITA with old bolts with new ones i can have them replaced in 30 min both sides. you not going to remove your trans, it helps a lot to get the one top trans bolt out , on the driver side.....
hope this helps...
hope this helps...
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Originally Posted by 99SevenPoint3
Yeah that would of been great only problem is the money issue ... i know if i would have some extra money i would more then willing buy the set of up pipes from IH. That way i know i wouldnt have problems in the future. But as i was searching for tips someone in another topic posted that using a FEL-PRO exhaust pipe flange worked better then the OE ones from ford. So i bought both and to me the fel-pro's look way better plus they are only $1 buck. So we will se how that works out.
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Originally Posted by PETE'S_7.3PSD
Ford has updated Up pipe gaskets, they are white, i did those on my H2E setup, and put as much as you can locktite. so far no leaks with 40# of boost. and little advice , get new hardware for the flanges, all of them it will make reassembly 10x faster, belive me. it was PITA with old bolts with new ones i can have them replaced in 30 min both sides. you not going to remove your trans, it helps a lot to get the one top trans bolt out , on the driver side.....
hope this helps...
hope this helps...
yeah I know, but I can't afford the bellowed pipes.
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Where do I get the fel pro donuts and what is the part number if any one has it. I am selling the truck so I would like to get them as reasonable as possible. I have the Turbo orings and the UP PIPE bolts have been soaking in blast all for two days.
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Originally Posted by my7.3td
Where do I get the fel pro donuts and what is the part number if any one has it. I am selling the truck so I would like to get them as reasonable as possible. I have the Turbo orings and the UP PIPE bolts have been soaking in blast all for two days.
FelPro p/n 8194
CarQuest #17250 (IIRC) for a 350 chevy gasser