so i took my intake horn off to get to my injector lines to tighten them. and when i went to put the horn back on, the gasket was broke. so i scraped the gasket off and put gasket sealer in a tube on my horn. when i went to retighten it, one of the bolts was already stripped. so 2 questions. will i be alright for awhile with only gasket sealant of the horn, and should i retap the hole and put another bolt in, or just rock it out with 3? i am not leaking any boost and my gauge reads the same as it was before i worked on it.

 

Those are metal impregnated gaskets to ground the grid heaters. I would replace the gasket and also bolt it down properly with 4 bolts. Bolts are cheap. You can tap it for a slightly larger bolt if the intake plenum hole is stripped.

In any case, I always recommend against half-assing stuff like this. It's not that much harder to just do it right.

 

alright thanks man, i was in a rush because i had to leave for work. i agree with ya and i'll do it right this weekend