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hey guys i am about to buy a header i have some questions has anyone ever had any problems with their header leaking like at the gasket or have to go back every so often and tighten up the bolts on the header to the block. or just any thing like that thanks for the info

 
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I haven't ever had problems...Just torque the bolts to spec and you'll be fine

 
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you'll be fine, just make sure you tighten each bolt properly and get a new gasket when you install it.

 
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you need a new gasket for a header, i just ordered a dc sports ceramic and wanted to install it but what gasket do i need to get?

 
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depends on how many miles are on your car. if it is fairly new then you don't need to buy gaskets. unless you want to. but if you do then you need an exhaust manifold gasket and the donut gasket for the bottom of the header where it bolts to down pipe. this is for ex of course. if you have lx then the bottom gasket i have no clue of.

 
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even though you torque to spec.. you should check up again on it every 5,000 miles..

the header puts out excessive heat.. it'll loosen the bolts if you didn't torque it down to spec.. so check every 5-10K miles would be good.

if the gasket looks fine, you dont really need to swap it.

but generally its always a good idea. they're only 3-5 bucks anyway. (except the bottom donut gasket to the collector/downpipe/cat, you might not want to just swap that.. Honda'd want $20 or so bucks from you for it.)

 
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i think i have like 12,000 miles on my car and i have an ex, do i need new ones?