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Old 02-20-2009, 08:56 PM
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thanx guys. i will have the car on ramps and jack stands and i do have air tools. its not my daily driver so i have all weekend to do it so im going to take my time and my buddy is going to help. where do i get those gaskets instead of going with the ones that come with the headers that might leak.
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Old 02-20-2009, 09:02 PM
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so all of you think i should use my factory gaskets?
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That's what the guy at Fastlane Motorsports told me. He said if the headers leak with a metal gasket, you just need to retighten, but if it leaks with a graphite gasket, you've got to take it off and get a new gasket.
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Old 02-21-2009, 04:31 AM
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Originally Posted by kevinspony07
so all of you think i should use my factory gaskets?
Yes..!! I did and no leaks....
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Old 02-21-2009, 10:11 AM
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kooks should have sent you two nice new aluminum gaskets. use those. not that factory crap.
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