Advice on Blitz S/C

[Bluevitz-rs]

I guess you didn't add any silicone to the gasket when you installed it. The other two entry points would be the top of the unit where the intake is and then further down where the throttle body bolts on.

[borozinski]

I was just gonna ask if you guys who have done the supercharger install use silicone. Sounds like it's a good idea from what happened with you. Sucks it happened, but it good for others to hear. It's made my mind up though, to use it. I have a weapon r themal gasket that goes inbetween the intake manifold and the head. I'm wondering if it'd be a bad idea to sandwich that in with silicone. I wanna keep it, since I know I wouldn't even get close to the money I paid for it.

[MGargano]

Originally Posted by Bluevitz-rs

I guess you didn't add any silicone to the gasket when you installed it. The other two entry points would be the top of the unit where the intake is and then further down where the throttle body bolts on.

The kit was partially assembled when I received it, so the compressor was already mounted tightly to the intake manifold and I didn't mess with it for fear of breaking any seals and creating a leak.

The throttle body was bolted on just as tightly as it is to the OEM manifold now, so that really only leaves the intake manifold gasket, which I did not use silicone or any kind of gasket sealer on. I assumed it didn't need sealer, since the OEM one doesn't and it didn't look like the previous owner had used any either.