Follow up: Pineapple Racing gaskets

Rotary_Rocket_87 · 06-28-2008, 11:40 PM

A while ago i bought a set of turbo gaskets from Pineapple Racing, one for the block to manifold and one for the manifold to turbo. Being made out of graphite made me weary, but the price was right. When i got them i was impressed with the quality. I just put them in the other day and so far I am pleased. I will post up on them again in a few hundred miles and tell how they hold up.

RETed · 06-29-2008, 01:11 AM

Did they smell funny when you initially started the engine?
Many have complained about the funny smell lingering for days.

-Ted

Rotary_Rocket_87 · 06-29-2008, 08:21 AM

no i haven't noticed anything o the sort.

Max777 · 06-30-2008, 01:06 PM

haha.... I know EXACTLY of what smell you are talking about!

Once, in shop class, this dumbass kid tried to weld a magnet... being made of graphite, that didnt turn out too well! The shop stank for a week afterwards, and I can still recall the nauseating smell of torch melted graphite!

FerociousP · 07-21-2008, 11:48 PM

any updates??.. currently I have an emissions failing leak and i'm curious

vex · 07-22-2008, 05:48 AM

Were these the same ones that were prone to failure previously? I remember readings about some graphite gasket failing more often than normally suitable.

Rotary_Rocket_87 · 07-22-2008, 10:45 AM

I don't know about the past of these gaskets, but they are working well for me. they have held up well so far and I haven't had to retorque them.

vex · 07-22-2008, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rotary_Rocket_87

I don't know about the past of these gaskets, but they are working well for me. they have held up well so far and I haven't had to retorque them.

In all liklihood they're probably not the same ones I was thinking of. Unfortunatly I can't remember which ones I read about so I automatically corrolate graphite gaskets to being failure prone, which is probably horrendiously false.

06-28-2008, 11:40 PM	#1
Rotary_Rocket_87 2nd Generation Freak Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chuck Vegas, NH Posts: 64 Rep Power: 18	Follow up: Pineapple Racing gaskets A while ago i bought a set of turbo gaskets from Pineapple Racing, one for the block to manifold and one for the manifold to turbo. Being made out of graphite made me weary, but the price was right. When i got them i was impressed with the quality. I just put them in the other day and so far I am pleased. I will post up on them again in a few hundred miles and tell how they hold up. __________________ '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

06-29-2008, 08:21 AM	#3
Rotary_Rocket_87 2nd Generation Freak Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chuck Vegas, NH Posts: 64 Rep Power: 18	no i haven't noticed anything o the sort. __________________ '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

06-30-2008, 01:06 PM	#4
Max777 Pirate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central IL Posts: 1,323 Rep Power: 19	haha.... I know EXACTLY of what smell you are talking about! Once, in shop class, this dumbass kid tried to weld a magnet... being made of graphite, that didnt turn out too well! The shop stank for a week afterwards, and I can still recall the nauseating smell of torch melted graphite! __________________ Rotaries:They are NOT that complicated!

07-21-2008, 11:48 PM	#5
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07-22-2008, 05:48 AM	#6
vex RCC Loves Me Not You Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Influx. Posts: 2,113 Rep Power: 19	Were these the same ones that were prone to failure previously? I remember readings about some graphite gasket failing more often than normally suitable. __________________ The Official FC Radiator Thread My Project Thread: Cerberus CCVT Virginia Rotary Group

07-22-2008, 10:45 AM	#7
Rotary_Rocket_87 2nd Generation Freak Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chuck Vegas, NH Posts: 64 Rep Power: 18	I don't know about the past of these gaskets, but they are working well for me. they have held up well so far and I haven't had to retorque them. __________________ '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