95 vtec accord. Recently discovered it has an exhaust leak right after the header. I blame this for the lack of power and extremely sluggish acceleration at low RPMs.

Went to autozone today and all i saw that was anything related to a gasket here was an exhaust flange gasket which was pretty much some kind of O ring. is this the right part that goes here? i don't need the gasket that connects the header to the engine my leak is where the header connects to the pipe and as far as i am concerned it is a direct bolt on from header to pipe without any other parts in between. everything there seems to be stock by the way. What is the correct gasket that i need and the proper name for it?

 

Kind of confused on which one you are talking about?

Is this down under the engine close to the O2 sensor?

 

The location is between the engine and the radiator. it is within the engine compartment before the O2 sensor where the manifold connects to the pipe.

I have figured out the issue. the vtec uses two O rings as gaskets for the two holes it has within the manifold and the pipe. it has two holes within as opposed to one as the non vtecs have.

Anywho.. i have purchased the two rings 4$ each and a high temperature cement puddy to seal up the outside of the manifold to ensure there is no other leak. sure it will make it difficult to remove next time but i don't expect to remove that again anytime soon. will work on it first thing in the morning.

I've replaced the torn up taped up intake tube with a good one and replaced the oxygen air flow sensor up there and have recovered a grip of power and acceleration. after this solving this exhaust leak i will have the car smogged finally. Cali sucks more and more every year.