Tighten header bolts after heat upso you dont blow header gaskets

ZeroSk8er823 · 05-24-2006, 10:28 PM

I just wanted to give you guys a heads up that are planning on buying BBK headers or probably any brand of headers. Buy BETTER Gaskets than what come with the headers. Both of mine have blown after about a month or two. I have bought some mr. gasket ultra seal to replace them. Just spend an extra 15 bux or so and buy some good gaskets before you use the piece of crap ones that come with it. It will save you alot of aggrevation and awful sounds from the blown header gasket.

ckyguy68 · 05-24-2006, 10:29 PM

+1 i got felpros...

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ORIGINAL: ZeroSk8er823

I just wanted to give you guys a heads up that are planning on buying BBK headers or probably any brand of headers. Buy BETTER Gaskets than what come with the headers. Both of mine have blown after about a month or two. I have bought some mr. gasket ultra seal to replace them. Just spend an extra 15 bux or so and buy some good gaskets before you use the piece of crap ones that come with it. It will save you alot of aggrevation and awful sounds from the blown header gasket.

ZeroSk8er823 · 05-24-2006, 10:31 PM

Well felpros come with the bbk's but maybe you bought some made from the better material?

PRO50SC · 05-24-2006, 10:31 PM

BBK's here and no problems w/ supplied gaskets.

JD1969 · 05-24-2006, 10:32 PM

Did you retighten all the header bolts after a few heat cycles?

Grimace5.0 · 05-24-2006, 10:34 PM

I run Percy's header gaskets.

ZeroSk8er823 · 05-24-2006, 10:39 PM

No I didnt retighten after they heated up, maybe thats where I went wrong.

Grimace5.0 · 05-24-2006, 10:40 PM

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No I didnt retighten after they heated up, maybe thats where I went wrong.

Might be a good thing to try instead of bashing the company eh?

PRO50SC · 05-24-2006, 10:41 PM

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ORIGINAL: ZeroSk8er823

No I didnt retighten after they heated up, maybe thats where I went wrong.

Might be a good thing to try instead of bashing the company eh?

Haha, LOL!! DOH!

ZeroSk8er823 · 05-24-2006, 10:45 PM

I never bashed the company first off, I dunno where the hell that came from. And all I was doing was warning to buy some better gaskets, I never said BBK sux or anything like that. I love the headers but the blown gaskets are pissing me off.