wren57

iTrader: (34)

Where was your leak? Was it between two front bolts, slightly offset to the right?

westpak

iTrader: (19)

I remember seeing your picture and it is actually in the section to the left of yours.

Duflacci

my god man ....look at your motor closely I'm sure you'll find rtv sealant elsewhere oozing out like at the front of the motor I think its the timing chain cover....under the plastic engine cover..and thats made of metal .......if I were to get the revised plenum I would still use rtv sealant it's just good sense.....btw the Kinetix plenum was the best bang for the buck I could put on my Z.....

vfr350

Each to his own here, sorry I think rtv is messy, and i don't really want to have to scrape it all back off if i need to go back to the stock plenum. I'm glad to see that everyone seems to be happy with the plenum, just might not be the right plenum for me.

peptidbond

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Regarding the sealant, I think the pics above are really just high-temp silicone sealant/gasket maker. I used some 999 on my exhaust h-pipe.

vfr350,

I understand your point, but I cannot agree. To offer you more evidence that this type of action is common, go take a close look at your engine. You will instantly notice little bits of gray silicone sticking out from aluminum on aluminum joints in the engine. That is silicone gasket. If Nissan uses it and you are ok with that, then why are you not ok with it on your plenum? Its is not even required either. Some people are just using it to be safe. I used it on my Borla h-pipe to be safe. I just didn't want to have to remove the h-pipe in case of a leak. When I install the plenum, I will likely do the same thing.

Apexi350z

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YOU DON"T HAVE TO USE IT. VERSION 2 WILL HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH SEAL SINCE YOU CAN TIGHTEN IT DOWN WITHOUT TORQUE WRENCH.

Z1 Performance

iTrader: (564)

I have a Version 1 AFAIK (guys correct me if I am wrong) and will likely be installing it this weekend. I'll post here if I have any issues

Adam

Z8M

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WAAHH!! WAAHHH! Dude that's the fun of doing mods. If you're too lazy to work on 'em, get your nails dirty, then leave your car stock. Spend your time doing something else, go exfoliate your skin or get a facial or watch Queer's eye for the straight guy or whatever. Stop bitchin'.

vfr350

ok i didn't call anybody out on this, but if you want to make it personal, you can **** OFF!!!! I had enough personal experience my various vehicles that i don't want install things a certain way. Its to bad that very few people on this board can respect others opinions or how the would like to reach thier HP goals.........

peptidbond

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I understood your point (and was nice), but there is a need for a counter-point.

350Z 2+2 ???

Okay vfr350, it seems that you have three options.

1) Get the version 2 plenum, which you've already paid for and don't use any sealant. We expect with 99% confidence that this will be sufficient.

2) Get the version 2 plenum and add a small bead of high-temp silicon just to give yourself the extra piece of mind.

3) Try to cancel your order, wait for a refund and then spend an extra $200+ and get the Crawford. Obviously you are concerned with returning to stock or scraping off a gasket wouldn't have come up in your previous post. So, you will need to purchase a core for Crawford.

If you feel that the extra 1% of piece of mind or a "messy" five minutes of work is worth $200, then maybe option three is for you.