Im looking to see what people are doing for the ball flange gasket on the supersprint header.....I went to a local muffler shop and used on of there hard metal type ball flange gasket but it keep blowing out cuz its to tight and cracks alil everytime i slide it on the pipe.

Any have some info on this or do i need to buy supersprints "braided" gasket for $30???

 

bump.....anyone?

 

Bump

 

I have the Hamann header which is made by Supersprint and uses the same ball joint. I used the braided gasket that came with my header. No problems after 2 months. Hope that helps.

 

balljoint? do you mean donut gasket?

 

I have the OBX (SS clone) and I used the "soft" donut gasket that came with it and have had no problems for 10,000 miles.

 

and no problems either. But that stuff isn't that soft. It's graphite! Takes heat, and will allow sliding over it's surface. But it can be torn up, so if you're shredding gaskets, look to see if everything is smooth. It really shouldn't be a problem.

But if you've got problems and think a $30 gasket will fix it, seems pretty cheap to me!

Matt

 

Im looking to find where i can buy the gasket. The ones i find at the muffler shops seem to be a bit tight and crack alil when i slide it on the pipe. Im using the hard graphite donut gasket.

 

auto parts store? or summitracing.com? I've bought from both, but in sizes too big for a MINI

 

Why don't you just ream them out a little before installing?
Can you post the part number, description and manufacturer of this part.

 

Good idea, norm. Ill find out the part# and brand of gasket he uses and post the info up when i find out myself and try your idea.

 

Thanks 1FSTMINI, That will certainly help build out our INFO resource here on NAM.

 

it's normal to have to open them up a bit with a razor knife.