Gizzmo Intake manifold gaskets or similar?

[gtlegacy]

Who has used these and what are your opinions? do they actually help with stopping the heat transfer ?

Reason I ask is I want to upgrade to something better than OEM because I have blown a gasket

What else is there out there that is similar?

[subout]

we do Scoobyclinic oringed thermal intake spacers that they use on their TA cars.

No need for gaskets!

[PhatRS]

Glens/Scooby clinics ones are good cos they are nice and thick too, the gizzmo ones are only 3mm and dont really do enough from what Ive read. I have 12mm RCMS ones and after a hard run I can touch the manifold and its barely warm.

[Solja]

ive run some gizzmo 8mm spacers for last 3 years and they do a good job stopping the transfer of heat, ive read the same that the 3-4mm are abit to thin

[funkytown]

 PhatRS said:

Glens/Scooby clinics ones are good cos they are nice and thick too, the gizzmo ones are only 3mm and dont really do enough from what Ive read. I have 12mm RCMS ones and after a hard run I can touch the manifold and its barely warm.

do you run a flipped manifold? at what point would you get interferance with the bonnet due to IC piping / throttle body and idle control? Mines pretty much touching now with no spacer in there...

[PhatRS]

My hot side inter cooler piping goes over the manifold and only just touches, did have to amend the radiator vent tho so the throttle body and cold side pipe didnt hit. My mani is cut and welded so the ICV is still on the rear.

BTW my bonnet is light years from standard and no longer metal so not a good comparison haha

[funkytown]

yer realise that - but 12mm is quite a lot in that tight space

[PhatRS]

Its only really the ICV that would get in the way and mine is in the standard place, With a standard bonnet I reckon I still reckon it would fit the way I have it set up as my bonnet is lower in the middle, all dependant on the angle the manifold is rewelded at.

If you just flip the mani round then the ICV would be way too high......tried that. using my old v1-2 manifold I could have fit 30mm+ spacers in no worries but that one was cut and welded really low so the throttle body came straight out not up on an angle......Glen might sell it to you if you want to try it lol

[funkytown]

yer just flipped there is already clearance issues, hence question.

lol if i was given a set to trial and work on fitment maaaybe ... lol

buying a set knowing they wont fit .. yer nah

[Marky]

Could try a test fit by whipping mani off and spacing it up 10mm or so with a decent sized bolt / washers?