Header gaskets? Which ones are the best
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I was wondering what do people like in the way of header gaskets for a 440 engine. I just went through a set of felpro's and am just wondering if people have a brand they like and trickd to keep from vlowing them?
Mike
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Re: Header gaskets? Which ones are the best
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permatex ultra grey .............no gaskets !!
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Re: Header gaskets? Which ones are the best
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We use Hooker with ultra copper, let it set up for about 25 minutes. ARP header bolts. Never had a leak and never had a bolt come loose.
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Re: Header gaskets? Which ones are the best
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Has anybody ever tried REMFLEX ?
Yes!
once you use them you wont go back to anything else... best gaskets I have ever used...
no more double gaskets, no voo doo to get them to seal, no re torquing, no problems!
we use the same gasket material in industrial piping that I work in and its a good design for exhaust...
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Re: Header gaskets? Which ones are the best
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I've had great luck luck with Percey's. They are reuseable too.
I ran Percey's on my last two motors and really liked them, about $35 if I remember correctly, no leaking, no retorquing
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Re: Header gaskets? Which ones are the best
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Mr Gasket Ultra seals.They work and arent bad at like 16 bucks.Ive even reused them.Last set was on 6 years till I put the new heads on and I probally still could have reused them.I had the coppers on my 440 with TTIs and they leaked like there were no gaskets there.Rocky
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Re: Header gaskets? Which ones are the best
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Has anybody ever tried REMFLEX ?
Yes!
once you use them you wont go back to anything else... best gaskets I have ever used...
no more double gaskets, no voo doo to get them to seal, no re torquing, no problems!
we use the same gasket material in industrial piping that I work in and its a good design for exhaust...
That's what I use too. Just be very careful putting them on. They break very easily.
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Re: Header gaskets? Which ones are the best
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I don't use the gaskets made for headers. Like the previous poster, I make sure that the headers don't have a crappy bead of weld that's not flat. Then I put on standard exhaust manifold gaskets, with a bit of anti-sieze. I've even re-used 'em occasionally. Seems to work for me; like I said above, it's probably just that I've never been told why it won't work, so it does. BTW, I've had problems with header gaskets blowing out, even with filing the flanges. -Bill
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Re: Header gaskets? Which ones are the best
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You want a gasket that can slide... with the heat those pipes grow a fair amount then it cools down... I make my own gasket most of the time... I use a product called Grafoil... stainless steel with graphite layers on both sides
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Thanks guys. I think I'm going to give Percy's shot.
Mike
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