Header Gaskets

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Opal50

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Are the gaskets supplied with the headers sufficient? They're bbk BTW. Or should I invest in some better ones?

 

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Opal50 said:

Are the gaskets supplied with the headers sufficient? They're bbk BTW. Or should I invest in some better ones?

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They can be

They are not as durable as the Felpro.

That is all I used on my race cars
I ran almost every weekend but I also usually tore down the motor
every two or three months ... but .....
I never had a blow out with those gaskets.

The deal with making ANY header gasket last is ..........

You want the entire exhaust system very secure with no shaking or
banging against the frame or other parts.

When you install new gaskets, you wanna tighten the header bolts
one more time after NO MORE than two SHORT heat cycles.

You need some kind of header bolt locking method or the bolts will
loosen over time due to them getting hot-cold, hot-cold over and
over. Simple stainless steel lock washers work great and the
cost is only pennies

Another thing on the card board/paper gaskets ...........

I've seen some say to soak them in water a few hours before install
but
I never did it so I got no experience with that method

Grady

 

1TallMF

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Great advice from Grady, as always

I've only ever heard bad things about the BBK paper gaskets, so when I got my headers I immediately went out and got a set of Felpros to install them with. No leaks at all so far, after 2 months.

 

Stanger007

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I've had great luck with FelPro 1415 + bolts and lockwashers on several cars.

Wes

 

final5-0

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Stanger007 said:

I've had great luck with FelPro 1415 + bolts and lockwashers on several cars.

Wes

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Exactly what I did with my little 95

I put it together during the Christmas holidays back in 2002 with the
procedures I outlined above

Still to this day ... I've had no bolts loosen
and
I'm on the same header gaskets with no problems of any kind

btw ... those gaskets do have a front and back

Grady

 

WHITE94COBRA

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The JBA headers I got came with these funky gaskets, they are metal core, and the outside material feels like fleece? I mean these were really soft material? They have been on the car for a few weeks now with zero problems...

 

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i completly forgot about retightening them. its been a week. any potential probs? do tighten them completly cold or after the motor is warm no idea

 

bill302

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these are the gaskets i used with aftermarket headers mr. gasket #5928 click on link http://performanceparts.com/part.php?partID=37973 the gaskets supplied with my headers gave me problems so i switched to the gaskets in the link and in pic. below.. i have had no problems so far but i also installed locking bolts when i installed these gaskets...but with aftermarket headers i think you need the oval hole gasket not the felpro 1415 gasket i think that gasket is for factory headers....you can order these gaskets at any local autoparts store just give them the brand and part number and they will have them overnight in most cases.

 

final5-0

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94v6GT said:

i completly forgot about retightening them. its been a week. any potential probs? do tighten them completly cold or after the motor is warm no idea

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I'd check em once more after the motor cools down

Grady

 

blksn955.o

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I have some of those dead soft multi layer alum. gaskets...I have used them with good results over and over.

I have probably taken them off 3-4 times and just this last time I developed some leaking...found out later upon closer inspection there is a little pin-hole down at the header collector so I am just holding out until I get some long tubes and will get another set.

 

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ghetto5oh

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my bbk gaskets lasted me like 1 month before they blew, afterwards i just went with felpros, no problems since

 

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3 yrs. plus with reusable dead soft copper ones. Never removed them tho. However they are completely leak free to this day.

 

SeventyMach1

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Heard several bad things about the paper one's like the BBK's come with (leaks).



+1 for Fel-Pro 1415's and locking bolts.