Hey guys, I dropped by a local performance store today and picked up some Mr. Gasket exhaust gasket sheet to try and fix the nasty leak in my Greddy header. Got around to taking off the header about 6pm, and this is what I found.
Obvious leak right off the head at #2 and #3.
Side view of the gasket for the manifold to the downpipe, its trash! You can see right through it on this part.
The Greddy gasket vs. the one I cut out
I started the car after replacing it and the idle definately sounded better. Keep in mind I only replaced that one gasket, and just tightened down the manifold nuts more so it wouldnt leak between 2 and 3. The gasket WAS A B!TCH to cut out....omg. Maybe because I'm a perfectionist, but it took me about 45mins at least to get this damn thing cut and perfect match. I used an xacto knife, scissors, and a stone grinder piece in an electric drill to get the edges perfect. My hands haven't hurt this bad in forever. I'll let you guys know more about how it sounds and everything tomorrow after I beat on it a little bit.
The point of this post was to inform, and also to see if anyone else needs one of these gaskets. If you'd like me to precut you one, I'll make you one like the one pictured above and ship it to you for $15, which I consider a fair price for the amount of ***** work it is, and the cost of the gasket of course. PM me if you need one.
Here are some misc pictures from the install.
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