Manifold gaskets.....Please explain
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Manifold gaskets.....Please explain
How can a smaller, thinner gasket seal better than a larger thicker one?
I received the S&S gaskets from THC (thanks man) and whipped out the dial calipers.....
The stock HD gasket is .294 tall and .127 thick
The S&S gasket is .240 tall and .113 thick
What the?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
I received the S&S gaskets from THC (thanks man) and whipped out the dial calipers.....
The stock HD gasket is .294 tall and .127 thick
The S&S gasket is .240 tall and .113 thick
What the?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
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That's just it, I have the S&S manifold and HD seals installed, but, the S&S guy says their seals are the ones to use............
Last edited by traildog; Aug 13, 2014 at 07:25 PM.
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Yea, the newer manifolds are a larger diameter......
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Any chance S&S set ya the wrong o rings
That sure looks to be alot difference. If you were having trouble getting the manifold installed right with the HD rings, thinner S&S rings would make sense.Umm Dang things that make go Ummm.
A couple years ago I was thinking well. This bike is giving me more trouble than my wife. I looked into trading it. Them I remembered times when the wife was more trouble than the bike. I just kept them both
Hope ya get figured out WP
That sure looks to be alot difference. If you were having trouble getting the manifold installed right with the HD rings, thinner S&S rings would make sense.Umm Dang things that make go Ummm.
A couple years ago I was thinking well. This bike is giving me more trouble than my wife. I looked into trading it. Them I remembered times when the wife was more trouble than the bike. I just kept them both
Hope ya get figured out WP
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Any chance S&S set ya the wrong o rings
That sure looks to be alot difference. If you were having trouble getting the manifold installed right with the HD rings, thinner S&S rings would make sense.Umm Dang things that make go Ummm.
A couple years ago I was thinking well. This bike is giving me more trouble than my wife. I looked into trading it. Them I remembered times when the wife was more trouble than the bike. I just kept them both
Hope ya get figured out WP
That sure looks to be alot difference. If you were having trouble getting the manifold installed right with the HD rings, thinner S&S rings would make sense.Umm Dang things that make go Ummm.
A couple years ago I was thinking well. This bike is giving me more trouble than my wife. I looked into trading it. Them I remembered times when the wife was more trouble than the bike. I just kept them both
Hope ya get figured out WP
Yea, I'm keeping both also..........for now.............
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Unless something has changed a Super E uses stock size Harley O-Rings. Super G uses the thinner O-Ring due to the difference in manifold sizes.
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Something did change.
Back in 04 S&S made their intake manifolds bigger.
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Do you know the OD's?