07-29-2011, 10:12 PM
First-gen owners - and who knows how many newer models - BEWARE THE DAMN CHECKERBOARD GASKET.
I replaced the junk gasket with the OEM one...
SUCCESS!
Now, I have a smaller, much smaller leak at the rear flange of the race cat. Shouldn't be a problem. I've even got another OEM gasket for that flange to try. It was always there, I knew I heard it, but it was mostly masked by the much larger, and louder, header leak.
Ahh... relative silence. Sad eh? The car sounds SO much better with a header. If you're N/A and you can run one... I recommend it.
I replaced the junk gasket with the OEM one...
SUCCESS!
Now, I have a smaller, much smaller leak at the rear flange of the race cat. Shouldn't be a problem. I've even got another OEM gasket for that flange to try. It was always there, I knew I heard it, but it was mostly masked by the much larger, and louder, header leak.
Ahh... relative silence. Sad eh? The car sounds SO much better with a header. If you're N/A and you can run one... I recommend it.
Daily driver 1: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport "S"
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.