Anyone ever have any issues with getting them to seal? I have one on my waste gate and I've taken it off several times and can't get it to seal also tried rtv no luck? Any recommendations or secrets? Its driving me nuts!

 

Is it a male/female type or just a flat one?

 

i run them on my headers no issues ever

 

yes welding them while taken apart will warp the **** out of them. I had to put my manifold in the vise and file the v-band till it was flat.

 

Yea there flat ones. And they welded it separate I'm using it for my waste gate that's how they set it up at the shop

 

Use some blue marking compound.
Clamp together and see where the warp is.

What gate is it?

 

Ok can I get that at a auto parts store I'm guessing? And just put it on on side and see were it is goofed on the other? And it's this one.... I know it's a AGP a and believe its this one...

Precision Turbo PW46 46mm External Wastegate - AGP Turbochargers, Inc. Store

 

You should be able to tell if they are warped by looking at them put together witout the clamp on.

 

Vbands should seal pretty well. Which wastegate is it, and is this the inlet or outlet side? Guessing outlet.

 

No itsthe inlet side. And its a 44mm ago. Waste gate. The guys at the shop had to weld the flange on so I'm guessing its warped. Should I just mark it and attempt to sand it down then? Seems like my best bet to me