1. no need for sealant
2. use the german way, goodntight
3. how bad are the "bent" parts of the charge piping?

 

^x2
and pliers left marks on the pipes so it could cause a leak at the coupler. Pix would help better tho. and small dents shouldnt hurt flow that bad

 

this is pretty much the worst area on it.. the rest seems decent with maybe 1 or 2 warped lines

 

that aint going to hurt shit, leave it alone

 

Doesn't look that bad to me.
As long as its not leaking.. it should be good to go imo.

 

yessir :-D now on to my Fuel injector posts:-D

BTW Thanks fellas

slok uve been quite helpful since ive joined the .org

thanks ^

 

no problem, its why im here.

and most of the time if i think its a stupid question or something been covered before a million times, i wont even respond lol.

 

you said intercooler pinping
get a fin comb from autozone. There used for ac/rad. but that wont hurt anything

 

You can get O2 sensor friendly silicon sealant, but it is not necessary unless you have to use a damaged gasket for some reason. With good gaskets and proper practices, sealants are just a waste and even as Dan says, a potential problem.

They also make it harder to reuse a gasket that has been installed with them if you have to do emergency repairs.

 

http://www.permatex.com/documents/tds/Automotive/81422.pdf

 

hmm nice topic.

Just learned a few things more

 

I don't use any gaskets on the turbo or after it... works fine for me