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Old 02-14-2009 | 10:43 PM
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Are there better apex seals than oem?

are there apex seals that are more durable trhan the original oem ones?
Old 02-14-2009 | 10:44 PM
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i dont see why you couldn't put on 10mm seals like you could with old 7's..... but that involves taking your engine apart and doing other things as well.... believe me, its expensive.
Old 02-14-2009 | 10:52 PM
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ok thx
Old 02-14-2009 | 10:52 PM
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Old 02-14-2009 | 11:00 PM
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how expensive would it be to get apex seals that are more durable installed?
Old 02-14-2009 | 11:01 PM
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yes joker
and really if you need them i could point you into the right direction..

simple..

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Old 02-14-2009 | 11:12 PM
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Well, you're looking at around $400-2000 for the apex seals themselves plus whatever labor would cost on removing, tearing apart, rebuild, and reinstall the motor. Probably close to $2500.
Old 02-14-2009 | 11:13 PM
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i heard that if you go FI that it would be wise to get more durable apex seals
thatz why i'm askin
Old 02-14-2009 | 11:15 PM
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do you know what size seals you have or compresson that is involeved?

if you dont know those answers, you are wasting your posts, and my and many peoples time..

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Old 02-14-2009 | 11:25 PM
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no sorry i wasnt here to waste people time
and no i don't know what size i have
how could i check the size of the seals
Old 02-14-2009 | 11:30 PM
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Not to be rude, but since it seems you have little knowledge on the workings of a rotary I suggest you do some research on the engine. There are some really great reads out there, you just have to look.
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Dude, Seriously. Go Study your engine before you start your next question.
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The stock apex seals can handle 14 + pounds of boost. What are you planning on doing?
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NRS Ceramic apex and corner seals
Old 02-16-2009 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by swoope
and really if you need them i could point you into the right direction..

simple..

beers

The guy asked a simple question that was answered simply by risky business and zoom44. Then you add in your Mr. 2-finger typist unnecessary curmudgeon banter. And then all these other "jump on the bandwagon automatically" people automatically jump on the bandwagon. The problem is it's a really stupid bandwagon they jumped on.

Can you leave the guy alone? Can you leave all of us alone? Can you leave? Can you do that for us?
Old 02-16-2009 | 11:13 PM
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Old 02-16-2009 | 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by JaiDaJoker
are there apex seals that are more durable trhan the original oem ones?
More "durable"? In a word - no.
Now, if you had asked about "knock tolerant" or something like that, the answer might be more complicated.

Originally Posted by risky business
i dont see why you couldn't put on 10mm seals like you could with old 7's.....
Wow. Them's some big seals.
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Originally Posted by Potentiated
The guy asked a simple question that was answered simply by risky business and zoom44. Then you add in your Mr. 2-finger typist unnecessary curmudgeon banter. And then all these other "jump on the bandwagon automatically" people automatically jump on the bandwagon. The problem is it's a really stupid bandwagon they jumped on.

Can you leave the guy alone? Can you leave all of us alone? Can you leave? Can you do that for us?
Yes we got your point of 5w20 and you drive the crap outa your car as soon as your ECU allows you to and you just want to **** swoope wherever he goes.

Thanks. We got it.

but did you contribute anything to this thread? I mean seriously

So, Can you leave us alone ?



P.S : 10mm is some big fat seals ....

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Old 02-16-2009 | 11:38 PM
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he's gone nygps. turns out he was previously banned under another identity. Ips all banned now.
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oh ok

Come back swoope. u know we all love ya
Old 02-17-2009 | 11:28 AM
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Big, fat seals!

Old 02-17-2009 | 11:31 AM
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I looked into this when I was getting my engine rebuilt.

You can find harder seals, but harder seals cause wear on the housings.

Ceramic seals seem like the best option, low wear, last forever. But they can be easier to damage than the oem ones if your tuning isn't right. They're also about $2000 a set.

In the end I went with oems. Everything else was a compromise in some way or another.
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Originally Posted by mysql
I looked into this when I was getting my engine rebuilt.

You can find harder seals, but harder seals cause wear on the housings.

Ceramic seals seem like the best option, low wear, last forever. But they can be easier to damage than the oem ones if your tuning isn't right. They're also about $2000 a set.

In the end I went with oems. Everything else was a compromise in some way or another.
its funny that those little pieces cost almost 1/2 as much as a new engine.
Old 02-17-2009 | 12:02 PM
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i dropped $3,000 on new parts for rebuilding my engine.

buying new stuff always costs $$ .... I could have saved a lot by just not getting new housings since they're $650 each.
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I thought a "brand new" engine cost something like 5-6 K ?

Well, 3K + God CRH u get almost brand new engine, thats good I guess.


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