HELP! Noise from exhaust system
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did u double up your header gasket? like on my firebird and camaro i had to double them up and never had a prob. all my friends with cars w/headers did that and dont have any probs. either
ORIGINAL: jinstyle
As for the OBX I'm in a bind because It's doing well so far but if in the future the gaskets keep on blowing like you mentioned I don't know what to do.. Since I replaced the old stock header due to extreme rust. Options at this point are the DC version or stock which are almost equally expensive. =(
As for the OBX I'm in a bind because It's doing well so far but if in the future the gaskets keep on blowing like you mentioned I don't know what to do.. Since I replaced the old stock header due to extreme rust. Options at this point are the DC version or stock which are almost equally expensive. =(
I know this seems like a stupid question but by double up you mean use two gaskets instead of one?
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Hey 19Accord97 I remeber a while back when you posted "OBX header Facts" you used a lot of silicon with your gaskets. What would you recommend: add silicon to gaskets or just go buy a better gasket? or both go buy better gaskets and add silicon?
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ORIGINAL: jinstyle
Hey 19Accord97 I remeber a while back when you posted "OBX header Facts" you used a lot of silicon with your gaskets. What would you recommend: add silicon to gaskets or just go buy a better gasket? or both go buy better gaskets and add silicon?
Hey 19Accord97 I remeber a while back when you posted "OBX header Facts" you used a lot of silicon with your gaskets. What would you recommend: add silicon to gaskets or just go buy a better gasket? or both go buy better gaskets and add silicon?
Well I thought about that too. Everytime the gasket blew out, Napa, Carquest, Autozona, and Advance Auto only had the cheap felpro gasket in stock. They never had the $20 metal one that I wanted and it would take a few days to ship...and I never could have my car out of service that long.
I really planned on just using the metal gasket, but that never happened. Anyways, the only gaskets the above mentioned had were the exhaust manifold gasket that goes where the 4 pipes of the header meet the engine block, so I always had to custom fabricate the gasket for where the two piece of the header meet. If thats where it is leaking, I would try to get a thick metal gasket with raised edges. I have seen them on summitracing.com I think. If that fails, then get the metal gasket and add the red high temp silicone. Everytime the gasket failed it was because the "Stuff" between the metal in the gaskets blew out, or the silicone would so that wouldnt happen with a metal gasket. And I think the header warped a smidge, thats why using two gaskets would work as some have suggested to take up the extra place.
Sorry it was so long and maybe made more questions than answers!!!