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  1. #1 Reuse L36 upper plenum gasket? 
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    anyone reuse L36 upper intake gasket? im installing a HV3 and will be topswaping in like 2-3 months dont want to drop $50 on a gasket. i got the HV3 for the price of shipping so i figure i might as well enjoy it until im swapped. but l dont want to spend $50 on a gasket after tax for something that is gonna be trash. if i use some red rtv i have laying around would that work? i'll prob be doing it this afternoon so any ideas would be helpful. if i find it wont seal then i will get the gasket, but that $50 could go to the topswap mods

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    I wouldn't rtv. I'd reuse. Unless it looked like crap.
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    just clean it up and it should be fine. If it looks like junk, it probably is, and in that case I wouldn't reuse it. I reused mine and haven't had any issues.
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