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Old 10-04-2013, 02:21 PM
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I am about to change my header gaskets due to an exhaust leak due to a missing header bolt. What is you guys opinion on which is the best gasket for the money and why? By the way they are going on a cammed 6.0 has long tube ceramic coated headers.
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stock gaskets are the best gaskets. they are reusable too. i had 1 set reused atleast a half dozen times and never had a leak.
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Are you talking about stock manifold gaskets?
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Originally Posted by BadAsseryPhD
Are you talking about stock manifold gaskets?
That's what he is talking about and I agree have used mine a couple times with no problems to date.
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OEM stock MLS. best.
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Another vote for the stock GM MLS gaskets. Might not be the cheapest, but they sure seal the best.
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I have ran high temp rtv for gasket on my headers. Worked just as good. Had to bc i had a broken bolt and bad threads on one head. But i have heard it is bad on o2s.
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Originally Posted by brandon6.0
I have ran high temp rtv for gasket on my headers. Worked just as good. Had to bc i had a broken bolt and bad threads on one head. But i have heard it is bad on o2s.
WHAT ???
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I've run the felpro composite gaskets in a pinch where I couldn't get MLS stuff soon enough. Even on high backpressure turbo stuff they seem to work great. Wouldn't try reusing them, though...
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I think for 25 bucks for GM MLS is the way to go, I found them at TX speed so I should have em in a day or so.


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