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I just bought my 5.0 and it came with bbk shorties, i have a exhaust leak coming form the driver side bank. Do i need special gasket that made for the bbk headers or can i just buy a factory style exhaust manifold gasket. Thanks in advance!
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factory gasket will work

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factory gasket will work. make sure you clean your headers well before putting new one on

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great thanks!

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dont use a factory gasket they good but id run a aluminum percys or mr gasket aluminum and spray it with copper seal worked and sealed perfcet on all my apps shortys and LTs [patriot]

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Get a felpro gasket.. the kind that has metal on the outside.
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