head/mani warped?
 

BEFORE:

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...91_77_full.jpg


AFTER:

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...1_189_full.jpg

is that what caused this? you can see in the pic that its pretty black toward the left.

what else would cause this?

here is also a pic of the gasket that was on:

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...1_190_full.jpg

i also want to add, that i have not driven this car turbo'd yet, only have let it idle (or try to idle)
matt

Re: head/mani warped?
 

looks like you mgiht have some detonation :-\

Re: head/mani warped?
 

did u reuse that gasket?
put a straight edge on the mani and head to see if it is warped.
it's probably just the gasket. looks like one of those felpro composite type ones.

Re: head/mani warped?
 

WTF ???

Composite gaskets for exhaust manifolds?? Id never run it.
Get the stock mls one, run 2 if u have to.
And clean that old gasket residue off the head before u put another gasket on.

Re: head/mani warped?
 

haha ok i could be wrong, just givin my opinion. when my buddys car had slight detonation, his head was all black with metal flakes

Re: head/mani warped?
 

Matt this is the manifold that you traded for the one I made for you? You got pics? beside the ones on D-Series.org?