Oh yes Nick Sorry didn't realize you were asking, I thought you were stating it. Yes that is the proper installation, just dont foret to retune

Well Im trying to put my exhaust back on the engine and putting it back on is the most frustrating thing ever![:@] I cant get the coupler to sit flush on the engine. When I try to slide on the header it just pushes the coupler out so it flares out to the sides when i try to slide it on. And when i try to put the coupler in the header first and try to slide it on the coupler just rolls up inside the header(I think thats what its doing because I dont see the end of it when the header is all the way on). Ive tried WD-40 and electrical silicone grease and nothing is working! If you could tell me what to use or show me a pic on what the coupler/ header should look like that would be great. I know we have discussed this before but it really didnt work the first time.

my gasket on my gst is torn to shreads, but it still works fine, it just leakes a little

Yeah that can be a bad thing. I think it can lead to air leaks and overheating. I would suggest getting them replaced.

Darkfire is very correct!!! alot of poor tunes and overheating have been traced to the gasket being torn or just simply not installed right!!!

Darkfire,, if you are still having trouble getting that pig on, Try this..

1. Be very sure the header nipple on the engine is very clean and dry(Clean it with Brake Cleaner)
2. put a Few Dabs Of CA in the groove around the nipple and slide the gasket on and use a rubber band right over the gasket over the groove, let it set up.
4. Now slather mineral oil around the outside of the gasket, dont be shy here..
5. with just the header in your hand tilt the header down parallel to the chassis. With the header flange on the slick gasket adn in one motion tilt the header up and in against the nipple on the engine. with the Mineral Oil and the gasket being stuck on with CA it should slip right on.

Hope that helps!! Let me know how it goes...

Mineral Oil??? Um.. OK.... I dont think I have any. I need to check w/ my mom about that one. I might need to get some. But where?

Walgreenes drugstore kmart walmart anywhere that has health and beauty aids

Well I must say thank you very much TRD. Your plan worked. Now i just got to get this thing tuned!

i will get it replaced eventually, but for now all it should affect is tank pressure, right? i run my 1:1 jeep with only headers, lol

Dakota,

No the ragged out gasket will affect how your .46 gst will run. What happens is, the exhaust gasses pass thru the header and nipple joint and during the exhaust pulse and function of the tuned pipe a small amount of the intake charge(Fuel and air mixture) is expelled into the header but then it is pushed back into the cylinder. Well, as this happens and if you have a leak at the silicone gasket air is drawn back into the cylinder with the intake charge, thus creating a leaned intake charge and causing exessive heat and in most cases making it impossible to tune the intake charge properly.


To all, if you have a torn silicone exhaust gasket, do yourself a favor and replace it!!


I hope this helps

ok, we have a swap meet tomorrow and ill pick one up

Well I was really excited today to fire up my GST and get ready to tune it. BUT unfortuently the pull start ripped right before it was about to turn over Im wondering if i should get the roto start I know i have put through a lot of gas through it but thinking if i should or not?

IF A GALLON OR SO THRU IT ... GO FOR IT.

Yeah What this clown said!!!

Hmmm... Im really thinking about it because I dont want to hurt the engine if im not fully sure on how much gas has gone through it. I mean pulling the starter isnt too bad, as in its not hard to pull it, kinda easy, but if its under a gallon maybe i should just stick with the pull.[:-]

Well I just went on ebay today and got a pull start for 20 bucks. Not too bad when they are 40. But if this one goes, Im going to get the roto. Hopefully I should have it by this or next week so I can finally get this thing running!

contact me directly I will give you an ebay like price on that roto- extension 103

i bought a rotostart when i purchased my gst, and after it was ready to be installed (few gallons ran through) i installed the rotostart. After a few uses the motor burned up in the starter. I dont know if CEN has one now, but i purchased a replacement on ebay from HPI i believe called the rotostart2, which is basically the same thing but it has a circuit breaker and a cover over the button (so it doesn't get turned on while in a tool box or etc.) so all in all i believe the one with the circuit breaker is a better buy if u can find one somewhere