Originally posted by fireberd350
here is a pic
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is it supposed to be flat? the one that came off my car had a corner cracked off and was warped even more than this one....this one is off a parts car and is also cracked and warped but not as bad?
is it supposed to be flat?
Howdy Firebird 350, That pot metal seal in no longer available , a felpro 60537 will work, although it is silver colored softer graphite seal and sleeve, the through inside diameter is smaller, but not to worry, the VOLUTE inlet chamber opening to your turbo is ever smaller, not much bigger than 1.5"
I was determined to have that part your are seeking , SO I had one made, well sort of, Here is what I had done,
I had a 1/4" steel flange made fashioned after the footprint of the copper SCE 4172 seal that the 86-87 guys use, then I had a 55MM hole cut in the center of the new steel flnage, then got a 2 1/16" ID carquest conical seal and sleeve put in and the the excess sleeve length sanded down, PERFECT replica, but it cost me $ 180 for two,
THE fel-pro seal (60537) will work fine for about 10 bucks.
THe reason I went to all the expense and trouble to duplicate the pot metal seal, I wanted the Through hole ID as big as the stock seal, the fel-pro is smaller, BUT WHEN i looked at the inside of the turbo, IT DOES NOT MATTER , the ACTUTAL passage way inside the turbo is smaller than the FEL-PRO seal.
THe 1261269 thin metal gasket that goes with the discontinued part IS still available, OF course , NO use to US, but the 86-87 guys use them.
Regards
