Exhaust gasket?

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Sep 14, 2011 | 03:24 PM

weaselbeak

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From: se iowa

Exhaust gasket?

Hi all I read on the AFR site that they recommend a fel-pro 1404 gasket for the exhaust. This is a square port gasket. I had ordered a copper gasket that was 1.5 which is what had been recommended but it's round and not square. Is this going to be a problem? The headers are round but the exhaust port is square. Should I return them and see if Summit sells a squarish copper gasket?

Sep 14, 2011 | 03:27 PM

oldalaskaman

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you would be better off getting headers that match the heads and then get the right gasket

Sep 14, 2011 | 03:52 PM

weaselbeak

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I looked at what OBX had listed for our car and they are rounded too. Do they make a header with square ports at the top?

Sep 14, 2011 | 04:21 PM

oldalaskaman

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its been along time since I ran them but they used to , call obx

Sep 14, 2011 | 04:25 PM

weaselbeak

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I'll give them a call and see what they can do for me. I read where people were using the 1 3/4" headers but I cannot find a listing of those for our cars. Most have them listed for a bigger motor and i would like to make sure that they will fit and clear everything.

Sep 14, 2011 | 07:20 PM

nutz4c4

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Here's a couple of pics of the 1404 on Melrose headers 1 3/4" that perfectly match my AFR 195's

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Sep 14, 2011 | 08:32 PM

oldalaskaman

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back in the day, they made a shim for headers that had a square hole on one side and a round hole on the other, you could reverse them as needed, they were bout 1/4" thick and were a pita to get to seal up. one of the auto makers put something similar on one of their engines out of the factory, its been 35 40 years though, do youself a favor and buy the right parts. there's no subsitute for doing things right the first time