Exhaust Gasket??

[88tandx]

Is there a gasket that goes b/w the flanges of the different sections of the exhaust pipes? i pulled down the one from my sedan(after nothingi tried worked on the bolts and i just sawzalled that bitch) and there was no gasket. would it be a good idead to put a gasket or does it really not matter? lemme know.

[shepherd79]

if i remember correctly, where header meets downpipe, there are 2 metal rings that make tight seal.

[88tandx]

i didnt pull down that piece juss the rear most pipe. the flange thats right under the rear passenger's door.

-joe

[Mac]

There should be a round gasket that fits inside the groove in the flange.

[HondaBoy]

if your talking about the triangleish shaped flange then yes. its an O shaped gasket. its not the same one as the 2 gaskets on the catalytic converter or 1 on the down pipe. it is the same on carbed and fi models. $5-$9 from honda, i'd just get a felpro one from a parts store. that's what i've used and they work good with no leaks when you tighten the flange down to spec.

[88tandx]

yea i found the gasket it was buried in rust. thanks for the info guys. neone know what the torque specs are on those bolts?

-joe

[Mac]

You are talking about the last flange before the muffler, right. If so the torque is 16 ft lbs.

[BMS]

I took my muffler off once and when I put it back on I just got it fairly tight. There's not really anything that you over-torque, and being under torque shouldn't do much. I usually just get things about as tight as they were when I took it off.