exhaust question

umm i didnt know where to put this so ill ask it here

if i buy a header muffler does it usually come with the gaskets?

or should i buy them separate?

I'd buy them seperate. they usually come with those shitty paper gaskets, and not the good metal ones. the paper ones blow out, and leak, even on a stock motor.

thats what i was thinkin just wanted another opinion

I have A Gene Berg built engine and don't want to kill it buy changing the exhaust and not letting it breath properly. The issue that I have an exhaust that to loud for the car and me. If anyone has a suggestion I am open to them.

mrfeather wrote:I have A Gene Berg built engine and don't want to kill it buy changing the exhaust and not letting it breath properly. The issue that I have an exhaust that to loud for the car and me. If anyone has a suggestion I am open to them.

What exhaust do you have now? A1 makes nice systems and if you have a Berg engine spending on a A1 would be inline. Here is a link to a vender with the set up. You will need the header and muffler.
Header
http://www.piersideparts.net/A1SWHT.html

Muffler
http://www.piersideparts.net/A1HT200.html

J pipes if you are not running heater boxes
http://www.piersideparts.net/A1JTUBES.html

These are not cheap items BUT you do get what you pay for. Don't get a header with pipes that are too big, muffler either for that matter, most people want the biggest of everything and that is not the best way to pick a exhaust.

buggin70 wrote:umm i didnt know where to put this so ill ask it here

if i buy a header muffler does it usually come with the gaskets?

or should i buy them separate?

As Bugman said it will probably come with gaskets but beware what muffler you get, if it says EMPI it won't be much of a muffler. I have seen those last less than a year before there was a 2 inch rust hole(in the South not due to salt). The fitment is poor as well.

Buy ceramic. Well worth the money

I like those black squishy gaskets cb performance sells. I believe they are either graphite or carbon, or something like that, I forget which. I used them on the last couple of motors I built. No leaks, even on old warped exhaust flanges o.O

I just wish I remembered to buy them for this motor I'm building for my rail TT~TT

If you can find aluminum use them first. If not get copper.

Vintagespeed.

I have one of Mr. lee's exhausts on my bus. All stainless, quiet, but it is a little pricey. Well worth the $ tho...

camch wrote:If you can find aluminum use them first. If not get copper.

Agreed not the cheap ones most send with the muffler

CB gaskets X20

camch wrote:If you can find aluminum use them first. If not get copper.

Do you mean the solid or crush type? Which ones do you use? I tried some cb solid copper gaskets before and all they did was leak, tho my flanges prolly weren't 100% flat. Might have worked better on a new exhaust with perfect flanges, idk. I also couldn't get the exhaust nuts to stop loosening up and falling off even with lock washers. I eventually put some lock nuts and that worked, but it still leaked.

I was in a tight once, didn't have a gasket for an old tractor. I did have some leftover aluminum/vinyl flashing from the home repair.

Two gaskets, pvc to pvc and it hasn't blown in over 10 years!

There new soft crush gaskets last long tiime you have to make sure your flanges are flat for correct seal

If you use aluminum they are solid if you use copper use crush