4 mil build, v-force gasket question

[burleybanshee]

Spent last two days with my engine builder putting in a hot rods 4mil, dune porting stock jugs for 4 mil. There's a lot of working porting cylinders correctly. My hats off to those of you who do it for a living. Putting v-force2 back in. Running a billet manifold with build in cross over tube. Solid flat face. The gaskets I have to put between the manifold and reed cage is thin and does not go over the inner section of the cage. THat section of the cage is removable and leaves a gap of the thickness of the gasket between the cage and manifold. The reed block can work out backwards the thickness of the gasket. Where can i find a gasket that covers the whole back-minus the opening for the air. This would hold the v-force two piece so it can't move backwards. Is this even an issue? Help. If there is a part number out there or another application that uses different style gasket that will work?

[Wallrat]

Spent last two days with my engine builder putting in a hot rods 4mil, dune porting stock jugs for 4 mil. There's a lot of working porting cylinders correctly. My hats off to those of you who do it for a living. Putting v-force2 back in. Running a billet manifold with build in cross over tube. Solid flat face. The gaskets I have to put between the manifold and reed cage is thin and does not go over the inner section of the cage. THat section of the cage is removable and leaves a gap of the thickness of the gasket between the cage and manifold. The reed block can work out backwards the thickness of the gasket. Where can i find a gasket that covers the whole back-minus the opening for the air. This would hold the v-force two piece so it can't move backwards. Is this even an issue? Help. If there is a part number out there or another application that uses different style gasket that will work?

 

 

Any chance that you can take a picture or 2? I'm really not understanding what your problem is.

[burleybanshee]

Any chance that you can take a picture or 2? I'm really not understanding what your problem is.

I can barely get on this site, country boy, not very good with computers, picture probably not going to happen.

 

The v2 are two piece. The interior holder that the reeds are srcewed down to and the outside houseing that the bolts go through. The gasket is shaped to the outside piece thus allowing the inner peice to push backwards up against the manifold. The gap is the thickness of the gasket. i can put my finger down inside the manifold and move the cage inner piece back and forth. If the gasket would be a little wider, it would put pressure against the inner piece and not allow it to move.

 

I went to Napa and bought a blank piece of gasket. will make my own. Just thought someone had run into this problem before.