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Diablo

01-13-2003, 12:25 PM

Whuts the best kind of header gaskets for a v8 350 small block with hedman hedders? cause u get those crappy paper ones with them.. -Adam anywhere online also?

bohn333

01-13-2003, 04:25 PM

i think the best would be a soft aluminum one or the copper ones. they say that you\'ll never need to replace them and there reuseable. I plan on getting the aluminum ones for my shorties.

MOREPOWER

01-13-2003, 05:54 PM

aluminum gaskets are the way too goo!!!!!

Mike

01-13-2003, 05:56 PM

yep, when i get my new headers and after they come back from getting gel coated i will use aluminum for sure, i\'ve had a damn collector gasket leak forever and i hate it, but not going to do anything because i getting the new headers, i wish i had used the aluminum ones before.

Zack

01-13-2003, 06:32 PM

Aluminum header and collector gaskets are the way to go.

mommasboy

01-14-2003, 10:40 AM

The 3 peice alluminums are the best thing since sliced bread fellas. Especially since if one of them blows on a primary you can just losen 2 bolts and pull out the old one and slide in the new one....dont have to pull the whole freaking thing. http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

Diablo

01-14-2003, 10:58 AM

where can u get the aluminum ones at? -Adam

BALLS-1

01-14-2003, 11:34 AM

jegs mail order or summit i live about 2 minutes from jegs its greaat!!!!

Diablo

01-14-2003, 02:51 PM

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=2613&view=257#largerimage

will thos work for the shorty hedmen hedders?

Mike

01-14-2003, 02:56 PM

on the application tab on that page it lists all the engines they work with,

CHEVROLET 262 -

CHEVROLET 265 -

CHEVROLET 267 -

CHEVROLET 283 -

CHEVROLET 302 -

CHEVROLET 305 -

CHEVROLET 307 -

CHEVROLET 327 -

CHEVROLET 350 -

CHEVROLET 400

so if your putting the hedman shorties on a smallblock then they will work.

Diablo

01-14-2003, 02:59 PM

okay, lemme get this.. it don\'t matter whut headers ur using? it matters on the engine?

BadBowtie

01-14-2003, 04:12 PM

yup!

Also im not using any gaskets at all, thats right no gaskets. the last time i had to replace the gasket i just welded the pipe to the header and cut it down lower so i could make a slip joint.

So for practical reason i have a set of long tube header! haha any how i will be using aluminum one when i replace the header later.