MOTORDYNE ART Pipes - Review

Flyboy · 12-20-2011, 11:23 PM

Just ordered my ART pipes. First mod on the Z I'm worried about how the red RTV is going to hold up instead of gaskets. Anyone have any experience with this?

ronn1 · 12-21-2011, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Flyboy

Just ordered my ART pipes. First mod on the Z I'm worried about how the red RTV is going to hold up instead of gaskets. Anyone have any experience with this?

You can order those (upstream 3 hole) high temp gaskets from BERK Tech direct. I'm doing this with my FI Resonated HFC...they also use RED RTV instead of gaskets.

Flyboy · 12-21-2011, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by ronn1

You can order those (upstream 3 hole) high temp gaskets from BERK Tech direct. I'm doing this with my FI Resonated HFC...they also use RED RTV instead of gaskets.

those are Graphite. That's the gasket the Tony said will go bad..

Are any of the guys using Berk Pipes having issues with these gaskets?

ChrisSlicks · 12-21-2011, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Flyboy

those are Graphite. That's the gasket the Tony said will go bad..

Are any of the guys using Berk Pipes having issues with these gaskets?

Yes, they didn't last either.

ronn1 · 12-21-2011, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Flyboy

those are Graphite. That's the gasket the Tony said will go bad..

Are any of the guys using Berk Pipes having issues with these gaskets?

I'm installing my Resonated HFC on Friday. I wanted to use Berk Gaskets and he said using those Gaskets instead of RTV would be fine! In fact, he's having gaskets made up himself. He did mention that you couldn't REUSE those though.

Flyboy · 12-21-2011, 02:58 PM

My issue is I only want to install them once. If I have to fool with them on my DD car, then it's not worth it to me, and I won't install them at all.

Maybe I jumped the gun on these without seeing some hard miles with no leaks.

harp00n · 12-22-2011, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Flyboy

those are Graphite. That's the gasket the Tony said will go bad..

Are any of the guys using Berk Pipes having issues with these gaskets?

Yes, I believe I had them on my Berk's HFC and they SUCK

After a year they start to burn and when my mechanic took them out he said there's nothing special about them for their price. And rebuilt my pipes to fit the OEM metal round gaskets, which I had ordered before assuming they would fit between the HFC and the pipes to the upper manifold. Still got no problems!

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12-20-2011, 11:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Flyboy Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Destin, Fl Posts: 152 Drives: Nismo Rep Power: 17	Just ordered my ART pipes. First mod on the Z I'm worried about how the red RTV is going to hold up instead of gaskets. Anyone have any experience with this?

12-21-2011, 02:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Flyboy Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Destin, Fl Posts: 152 Drives: Nismo Rep Power: 17	My issue is I only want to install them once. If I have to fool with them on my DD car, then it's not worth it to me, and I won't install them at all. Maybe I jumped the gun on these without seeing some hard miles with no leaks.