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Old 03-07-2008, 01:56 AM
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Default Gasket use with Long Tube headers..

I bought a set of Ceramic coated LT headers for my 2000 Trans Am (wanted to replace the non coated rusty ones) They are pacesetters and gaskets were included. I am unsure of the quality of them. Do you guys suggest i use these gaskets or should i buy a set of fel-pro gaskets?
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I would get new gaskets,you can use stock or fel-pro gaskets....
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Re-use the stock ones. Those paper ones are crap.
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just go to GM and buy some new oem gaskets, or reuse the old ones if they look ok.

don't use the paper as they WILL leak.
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Reuse the OEM gaskets or get new ones.
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Use metal OEM ones....
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what they said..
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+1 on the stockers
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I used Percy XX carbon gaskets with my ceramic pacesetters. They work great.
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paper gaskets suck...save urself the the headache and get some oem ones
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Save some coin and re-use the stockers.
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Do not use the pacesetters, they blew the next day and caused me another 6 hours of hell putting on some new stockers.
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I gave you metal ones with the car, try them out.




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