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Old 12-14-2013, 09:35 PM   #5 (permalink)
luigi90210
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Originally Posted by Verda7junior View Post
Nissan uses metal exhaust gaskets on the car from the factory because they work best. Using RTV or a metallic cardboard style gasket does not provide the same heat resistance or durability as the OEM style metal gaskets.
OEM dont have gaskets at all on the cats, just FIY



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Originally Posted by LostSol View Post
luigi - You can tell they used a good amount, but it had all blown out, and most of it was stuck on the header side hence why this pic looks like there is none
it looks like it was globbed on in some places and it wasnt spread evenly throughout the header
do you know which RTV they used? and do you know if they allowed it to dry properly before letting you drive it away?

like i said i have no problems with RTV on my header and test pipe(i used RTV ultra copper)
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