Bassani short headers

[madmanadam]

Just got Bassani short headers and reading the instructions, i know, it states to use the stock ones and the ones supplied for installation. okay all good.
but when removing the manifolds a million little pieces of metal drops out, all right, only 15 per side and one long gasket. What is up with this?
it looks like each exhaust port get 3 small single gaskets and 1 long one for all ports.
Do I really need all these? :dontknow:

Any help would be wonderful
Thanks
Adam

 

[FATJACK]

Use em all, it wont leak.

 

[JTS VENOM PERFORMANCE]

you have to buy new oem gaskets, dont reuse the ones you jsut took off bud

 

[madmanadam]

Did not know that on the new ones, states to reuse. the ones that comes with are real thick.
Thanks

 

[FATJACK]

Sorry I misunderstood, Tony is right OEM is the only way to go.

 

[madmanadam]

They state to use both stock one and theirs, so guessing new stock ones and theirs.
cool. one more thing, all good. the wife got a new knee yesterday so i figured what the heck. lol

 

[FATJACK]

Just use the OEM ones...right Tony??

 

[JTS VENOM PERFORMANCE]

yessir, oem works best, the fiber gaskets will last a little while, but if you dont want to replace the gaskets in 6 months or so , I would get a new set of oem gaskets , they are a lil money, but you wont have problems with them, I usually suggest installing the stainless arp bolts also, but thats personal preference, the ones they usually send with are jsut regular bolts, and overtime will rust pretty quickly

 

[madmanadam]

Thank you for the information,
If you don't mind, are the oem stainless gaskets?

Thanks again

 

[madmanadam]

they are a lil money

holy cow are they, something like 118 buck. ouch

 

[SANCHOBA]

holy cow are they, something like 118 buck. ouch

check with our vendor robert....THE MOPAR CONNECTON

 

[TNVIPER]

I used just the OEM gaskets and never had a problem in over 3 years.....I would just use the OEM only......Roe also sells the OEM gaskets..

 

[JTS VENOM PERFORMANCE]

so can I nah nah nah nah

 

[500H V10]

holy cow are they, something like 118 buck. ouch

Wow! Ouch is right!!! My First Set of HedMan Headers only cost 29.95!
Of course this was in 1978 and for my 1965 Pontiac GTO.

 

[madmanadam]

Thanks for the info,

 

[alexspop]

Check with Avondale Dodge....they should be about $28 a side.

 

[TNVIPER]

Oh yeah...I forgot...Stinky at JTS Venom can get Mopar parts too...at low ball prices..