I keep blowing header collector gaskets! Help! Anyone make a heavy duty one?
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I'm so sick of blowing header collector gaskets all the time on my dual exhaust. Right where my header collector meets my x-pipe I have a leak again. Probably my 3rd one in 6 months. It is really starting to irk me a bit.
I was wondering if there was a heavy duty brand out there less prone to breakage....anyone??
I was wondering if there was a heavy duty brand out there less prone to breakage....anyone??
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Try a dead soft aluminum or copper collector gasket, and use lock nuts on the bolts to keep it compressed.
Good luck
Good luck
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Oops. Collectors... right from SCE. Summit and/or Jegs can special order from them. Not sure about collectors.
Think they are at:
www.scegaskets.com
Think they are at:
www.scegaskets.com
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by MelloYellow:
<strong>SCE Gaskets makes a copper header gasket for the LS1. Just bought a set.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I need collector gaskets, but I'm sure they'll make them too....where did you buy them from???
<strong>SCE Gaskets makes a copper header gasket for the LS1. Just bought a set.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I need collector gaskets, but I'm sure they'll make them too....where did you buy them from???