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If you take those paper gaskets and soak them overnight in water, install them wet, they won't leak anymore.
A long time ago an old hot rodder told me about this trick. I also have Hedman headers but for a big block. I used regular gaskets and I soaked them in water for about 5 minutes before installation. This is the way I have always done it and I've had pretty good results. On this particular car I haven't had any leakage at all in over 2 years. I drove the car to Ohio (500 mile trip) twice and no problems. I think I re-torqued the headers slightly once just after installation. The only probem I had with my Hedmans was I had to switch to manual steering because they did not fit right.
Phil
1970 Barracuda Gran Coupe
1970 A66 Challenger Convertible
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