Header install question
Header install question My question is: Do any of you who installed Hooker headers have any exhaust leak problems at the header flange by the heads?
When I bought the JBA shorties for my silverado, it came with 2 gaskets per header and they also required in the instructions to install 2 gaskets on each side to prevent exhaust leak. The reason I ask this is because when I received my Hookers it came with one gasket for each side. So I was wondering if I should get another set of gaskets for the install.
When I bought the JBA shorties for my silverado, it came with 2 gaskets per header and they also required in the instructions to install 2 gaskets on each side to prevent exhaust leak. The reason I ask this is because when I received my Hookers it came with one gasket for each side. So I was wondering if I should get another set of gaskets for the install.
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Re: Header install question I used the paper gaskets that came with my Hooker LT's. From what I have read on here I am on borrowed time before they begin to leak b/c they are paper. Every post about headers I have read says go with stockers or any type of copper gasket. I am happy with my single gaskets so far so I would not worry about them. Just make sure to check your bolts after installation and a few days of driving and you should be fine(mine were not as tight as they were when I installed my LT's).
