shiners780

Lindsey Racing is offering a rubber coated steel cam housing gasket for $40.

http://www.lindseyracing.com/mm5/mer...y_Code=COMETIC

I've never seen these before. Are these new?

xsboost90

those were designed specifically for the solid lifter cambox. Im sure they could be used.

shiners780

Yeah, says that in their description.

With all the references to gasket replacements, I figured I would have heard of these before. I must have been sleeping in class again.

Seems like a cool idea.

Geneqco

They've only just made them available in the past few weeks.

RKD in OKC

Think the idea is for them to hold their shape to be easier to install and not get leaks.

Rip It

I am getting ready to replace my cam housing gasket with oem. Is this a poor design? Does it have a short leakless life? How many miles should I expect before needing to replace it? tia

Kool

I am getting ready to rebuild my engine as well. Would this be worth while?

Keithr726

I'd say give it a try, the stock one always tend to leak from either over tightening or improper alignment.

shiners780

Now if they would only come up with a better gasket for the rear cam cover...

At the tech inspection for our last DE I teched 5 or 6 944's and every single one was leaking from that rear cam cover.

ehall

Make sure that you ACTUALLY have a flat surface. If the mating surface is not absolutely flat, you'll have problems either way.

Chris Prack

Here we go. Invent a product, find a market. Why do you need to by a $40 gasket to do the job of a $13 gasket? I have replaced a ton of these things and if installed correctly it will last years and 10's of thousands of miles.

Sorry, don't see the need.

MPD47

+1
Never had a leak on a properly cleaned surface with a new gasket.

Tms951

These are specificly for the solid lifters. With out a doubt there was a need for it, speaking from experience. I don't have one now but will switch to it next time I redo my lash caps. It will allow for much more precise set up of solid lifters.

If you don't have solid lifters it is a waste of time and money.

RKD in OKC

Yep, my bad. Metal gasket is for more accurate lash. However, benefit to those without solids would be easier install if you have problems keeping that sucker lined up in all the right places when slapping it back together.

Geneqco

Yeah, from what I understand, the stock one compresses which causes issues for solid lifters. The idea behind this is once it compresses initially, it will hold that.

I don't think $40 is a high price but believe LR have done well to design and develop a product specifically for a very limited market and bring it to us for that price. Anyone who disagrees or has no need for it doesn't have to buy it.