Header gasket leak?

[1fast lorinser]

I received my mustang with shorty BBK headers but it has a header gasket leak which just sounds horrible and bothers me so much. My question is do I have to get BBK header gaskets or regular felpro gaskets would work? Also what would be the best gaskets I can get? felrpo? percy? kooks?

 

[1fast lorinser]

Anyone!!!!?

 

[skatecorpse]

get felpro gaskets and use high temp rtv on both sides of the gaskets. i did the same thing to my bbk longtube headers. then let the car run and the headers get hot and torque the header bolts while the headers are hot and that will seal everything

 

[1fast lorinser]

get felpro gaskets and use high temp rtv on both sides of the gaskets. i did the same thing to my bbk longtube headers. then let the car run and the headers get hot and torque the header bolts while the headers are hot and that will seal everything

So if I were to go to advanced autoparts I can just tell them header gasket for my 1993 mustang and it would work with the shorty BBk headers?
Thanks alot I appreciate the help.

 

[skatecorpse]

Yea that will work. Just make sure you get high temp rtv for the gaskets

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[MaximumRisk]

I really love the Remflex gasket, but they would have to be ordered thru the internet.
Best exaust gasket I have ever tried, they even make up for small surface imperfections and even some warpage!!

 

[Chief Gilly]

I used Percy, no problems. Anything other then the ones that came with the BBK is better

 

[1fast lorinser]

Thanks for the tips guys. Appriciate the quick responses, you guys are great.

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[Street bandit]

Percy's + 1, the paper gaskets break off ez.

 

[64Fatblock]

Throw the gaskets in the trash and use a thin coat Permatex Ultra Copper. I haven't run a header gasket it about 8 years.