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Leland · 06-07-2017, 02:32 PM

I recently installed JDL UEL catted headers and when I went to check the torque specs a day later the joint from header to over pipe needed tightening 26-27 lb. ft.. Some days later it sounded off and I found that it needed to be tightened again. It is a week now and it seems fine but if I do need to tighten it again, do you think that a metal gasket rather than the one JDL provided would work better? I don't know what the JDL is but it is a fiber of sorts and I expect will compress more than metal. The Grimspeed gaskets I used at the other connections never needed to be tightened again.

06-07-2017, 02:32 PM	#1
Leland Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Drives: BRZ JDL uel headers oft Perrin 2.5 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s)	quick gasket/ torque question I recently installed JDL UEL catted headers and when I went to check the torque specs a day later the joint from header to over pipe needed tightening 26-27 lb. ft.. Some days later it sounded off and I found that it needed to be tightened again. It is a week now and it seems fine but if I do need to tighten it again, do you think that a metal gasket rather than the one JDL provided would work better? I don't know what the JDL is but it is a fiber of sorts and I expect will compress more than metal. The Grimspeed gaskets I used at the other connections never needed to be tightened again.