exhaust manifold gasket

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  1. vvr210

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    I have an exhaust leak coming out of my headers. I am using the thorley shorty headers gaskets that came with the headers. Any recommendations on which gaskets I should use?
     
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    With headers, I have always had the best luck with aluminum gaskets on the head side.
     
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    Did you retighten the nuts after running them awhile?
     
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