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wowturtleswow
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alright well i picked up a ca gasket kit last night in preperation for my swap. but i need some help in naming the gaskets and all since the seller didnt know many nor did it come in the original box/bag/whatever. i have an idea what a few of them are but im not 100 precent positive that it is what i think it is. i know for sure which one the head gasket is tho lol. so if you guys could help me out, thatd be great thanks !

i posted numbers by each of em to make it a little easier. thanks again


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wowturtleswow wrote:alright well i picked up a ca gasket kit last night in preperation for my swap. but i need some help in naming the gaskets and all since the seller didnt know many nor did it come in the original box/bag/whatever. i have an idea what a few of them are but im not 100 precent positive that it is what i think it is. i know for sure which one the head gasket is tho lol. so if you guys could help me out, thatd be great thanks !

i posted numbers by each of em to make it a little easier. thanks again
I think: #1 is the oil pan sump gasket#4 is possibly the oil filter block gasket#5 turbo compressor outlet #6 exhaust manifold to block#8 oil pick up o ring?#11 HG#12 valve cover gaskets#13/14 Intake mani #15 coil pack?#18 exhaust (non turbo downpipe)#19 turbo to turbo elbow#20 turbo to turbo mani

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01. Oil Pickup Gasket/Turbo Drain Tube Flange Gasket02. Oil Pickup Gasket/Turbo Drain Tube Flange Gasket03. ???04. Throttle Body Gasket05. Thermostat Housing Gasket06. Exhaust Manifold Gasket07. Copper Crush washer for Oil Pan Drain Plug???08. Oil Pickup O-ring09. Valve Stem Seals10. Cam Seals11. Head Gasket12. Valve Cover Gaskets13. 4-port EDM Head sub-manifold gasket (you don't need this and I'll gladly buy it from you)14. 8-port JDM Head sub-manifold gasket15. Upper plenum to sub-manifold gasket16. EGR gasket for older 1st gen 8 port head???(3rd gen JDM 8 port didn't have EGR)17. EGT gasket for newer 2nd gen 8 port head??? 18. Exhaust mani gasket used on non-turbo motors19. Turbo to O2 sensor housing gasket20. Exhaust mani to turbo gasket

The motor may not need the sump gasket. Mine used an o-ring similar to #8.

You probably won't need 1,2,3,13,16,17, or 18 if you have a JDM 8 port motor like the rest of us.

I would like to purchase #13 from you if you can take some measurement for me. You won't use it unless you have a EDM 4-port head.

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wow thanks for the help! other than these gaskets, what are other gaskets i might need for pre-swap preperations[sp]?

float: sure what measurements did you want me to take?

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I would replace the front and rear main seals, the oil pan seals (there are 2, front and back, the rest is RTV), the back plate on the plenum uses the same gasket as the throttle body, so I would get a second gasket for that as well. There is one more gasket left on the motor, but it's the oil filter mount, and unless you're tearing the motor down to get it hot-tanked, I'd leave it alone.

As for that gasket I want, I would like to know what the spacing is on the little notches on the top from center to center. They should all be evenly spaced from each other.

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Did the one I send you not work out Float? I can get you some more OEM nissan ones if you ever need them.

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float_6969 wrote:I would replace the front and rear main seals, the oil pan seals (there are 2, front and back, the rest is RTV), the back plate on the plenum uses the same gasket as the throttle body, so I would get a second gasket for that as well. There is one more gasket left on the motor, but it's the oil filter mount, and unless you're tearing the motor down to get it hot-tanked, I'd leave it alone.

As for that gasket I want, I would like to know what the spacing is on the little notches on the top from center to center. They should all be evenly spaced from each other.


hmm not too sure which part you want me to measure but ill take a picture of it next to a yard stick and hopefully thatll tell you what you need to know. email me at wowturtleswow AT yahoo. that way i can take a pic from my phone and send it to your email since i dont have a digital camera for now.

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where exactly did you fid this gaset set ? ...and how much ?

I'm surprised to see this included >> 13. 4-port EDM Head sub-manifold gasket

do the cam seals actually fit ? I bought some that didn'tanyone know if the cam and crank seal are the same ? .....I can't remember

where r u guys gettin' injector o-rings from ? I'd change those leaky things too

wowturtleswow
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^^^got it from a private seller for 80 bucks.

does anyone know if i need more of a specific gasket? like, 1 more "10" or 3 more "7"s, yenno something like that?


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