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Old Oct 30, 2014 | 09:38 PM
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Anyone replaced the exhaust without using gaskets?

I'm going to do my upper oil pan really soon but i'm not real sure what gaskets
to get and i'm wondering if those metal gaskets I can just reuse until a later time when I get it figure out.


What do you guys think? Big time exhaust leak?

Looks like two metal rings and a metal gasket I can copper rtv.

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Old Oct 30, 2014 | 11:48 PM
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Just get the gaskets.
Too cheap not to do it right.

Yes, you will have a leak of you try to reuse the crush ring gaskets.
Old Oct 30, 2014 | 11:53 PM
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It'll sound like sh8t too
Old Oct 31, 2014 | 07:10 AM
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Do it once, do it right.
Old Oct 31, 2014 | 02:53 PM
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You can reuse the rings if they're not shot :|
Old Oct 31, 2014 | 04:23 PM
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The problem is that courtesyparts is out of stock on some of the exhaust gaskets so idk.
I'd like to get everything at once because shipping is sorta expensive there, but I sorta need to fix this oil leak asap.

I don't want to cheap out and go felpro bs.

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Old Oct 31, 2014 | 05:02 PM
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Don't reuse the ring gaskets!!!!! But the MLS (multi-layered Steel) gaskets I reused for over 5 years and they're bulletproof!!!! But when I swapped to the 3" Catback exhaust I upgraded to 3" 2-bolt SCE copper gaskets from the header merge flange to the rear muffler!
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