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Old 05-07-2006, 08:35 PM
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I'm sick of changing those crappy paper gaskets every 6 months, and have heard those metal ones last much longer and can be used over and over. Has anbody found these to be worth the extra price, do they seal well, and do they last a long time? Do they have to be torqued down a certain amount
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I have used them before. They worked fine for me. No leaks and used them over and over. These were the aluminum style.

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I used the aluminum ones also and they seemed to seal great. I wish my Pacestter LT's had a flange stly collector so i could use them again because all these leaks with the slip fits are pissing me off.

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The dead soft aluminum ones are pretty bad ***. I had a problem with just burning the hell out of the mr. gasket cheap ones. I run The AL's on both cars.
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When I bought my headers the guys at texas speed told me to buy new ones from gm and not to use the paper ones. The metal ones were pretty cheap if I recall, uinder $30 totall.
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About 13.75 from the dealer. Its not nessary but I spray copper seal on them. Did a buddy trans am in o3 and no leaks so far. And he sprays no2
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I bought copper ones from Jegs, I think they were maybe 20 with shipping. Possibly less. ($10.99 for a pair stands out, but I may be wrong).




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