gah i hate header gaskets
 

gahhhh i hate header gaskets and their leaky tendencies.

my car sounds like a bike with a baseball card in the wheel.

Re:gah i hate header gaskets
 

nothing a little jb weld couldn't mask : P. Maybe your header's flange is warped?

Re:gah i hate header gaskets
 

I KNOW WHAT YOU mean!!!
mine leaks where they join 4-2 part
couldn't describe it better than with your analogy
i jb welded it, i made a gasket, i hi temp gasket makered it...nothing lasts very long other then a proper gasket

Re:gah i hate header gaskets
 

Have you tried retorquing the nuts?

Re:gah i hate header gaskets
 

well i was speakin of small block header gaskets... as they're very very well known to leak all the time!!! bah

just got to put another gasket on there

Re:gah i hate header gaskets
 

pfft exhaust leak are proven to give 20+ hp : P if it isn't turbo does it really matter if the exhause leaks? : )

Re:gah i hate header gaskets
 

yes :-p

Re:gah i hate header gaskets
 

Take stock manifold gaskets, not header gaskets, double them up and put them in shinny sides out. tighten them up, heat it up tighten again, do this a couple times and I garonteeeee no more leaks, I do it at my shop all the time ;)

Re:gah i hate header gaskets
 

might try it :-p

Re:gah i hate header gaskets
 

sounds shitty but it works great, even with cheap/week headers. I use felpro ones but I am sure others would work