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Can I just replace existing header bolts with locking header bolts?

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mbl585

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I was going to replace my header bolts on my car with locking ones from stage 8. I also wanted to do this without taking the header off, cleaning surface and putting on new gasket. Can I just replace each header bolt, one by one, on the car? I wont' get a header leak from doing that right since it is only one bolt at a time? What does everyone think?
 

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should be fine that way...i at least think
 

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Yeah it would be fine but its better if you do it the old fashioned way

David
 
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