Any tips to help sealing up kooks headers

[sho95]

I think i may have an exhaust leak.
right around 3500 it flutters a bit when i shift and the rpms drop.
Does anyone have special tips to seal them up or special tools that i may need in order to get to the bolts? Any special ways to get access to them or write ups somewhere?
Thanks guys

 

[GodStang]

Only advice I can give is use stock gaskets. I have the worse exhaust leaks. Gett new ones about every 3 months.

 

[SickBlackMach]

Only advice I can give is use stock gaskets. I have the worse exhaust leaks. Gett new ones about every 3 months.

See, I tried the stockers, the bassani gaskets and stacking them both... no dice. I ended up getting Remflex gaskets.. and have been leak free for just about a year now:banana:

 

[boosted2000si]

Damn!!!!

Id want to hang myself if I had leaks at the heads.

I still have the stock K member so I made sure to do it right. All I did was use permatex thread lock, the heavy duty white stuff, and tighten the PISS out of the bolts. a year and a half later still all sealed up. Stock gaskets, bassani mid legnth.

 

[boosted2000si]

epper:

 

[svt4cobra6]

they also have the locking header bolts, although I have not used them so not sure how good they work.

 

[sho95]

so it is possible to loosen the bolts and put a new gasket in?
where would one pick up the remflex gaskets?
thanks

 

[TT04Cobra]

www.remflex.com

 

[sho95]

Here is a vid i found of someone elses car with the same rattle/sputter at around 24 seconds in you can hear the flutter. Is this an exhaust leak or another noise made from kooks headers as he is running them as well
http://img532.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kooksltmagnaflowxn2.flv

 

[04torchred]

See, I tried the stockers, the bassani gaskets and stacking them both... no dice. I ended up getting Remflex gaskets.. and have been leak free for just about a year now:banana:

Next time you do gaskets check your header flange and make sure its perfectly true. It could be off a bit and that could explain the leaks. My OEM Ford gaskets have held well for well over 25,000-30,000 kms with stock studs and nuts.

 

[03 greysnake]

I have some Percy's brand new xxcarbon if you wanting to buy.They work great i have them on my car and no leaks.I bought an extra cause you never know.