I actually took 3m foil tape and wrapped the male part of the up pipe to take up the space and it made for a nice tight fit then i coated it with high temp copper rtv like Wes said and it’s been leak free and up to 1100 egt at 15psi of boost
7.3 idi factory turbo best way to seal up-pipe
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Poppasmurph
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Old thread I know but.....but autobody steel wool......take a pad and gently pull it apart untill you have a long mess of steel wool. Massage it for a bit to get the broken bits out ( there will be some). Hope your wearing your gloves and glasses, now take your favorite high temp RTV and work abit into your steel wool , proceed to twist the steel wool into a yarn like rope. wrap your up-pipe with one (tiney leak) or two wraps (decent leak) and use a stick/screwdriver/whatever and tuck the rope seal into the union. tuck tightly and pack it in. allow to set. A home made flexible seal that comes apart easily.
