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Blt2Run
Journeyman

Posts: 25
From: Utah
Registered: Feb 2005

posted 11-20-2005 02:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Blt2Run     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I'm getting ready to install new Hooker Super Comp headers (6116-1). What is the best way to install them? With our without gaskets? I've heard both ways. Its for a 1970 351W. Also what kind of silicon?

Travis

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Rory McNeil
Gearhead

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From: Surrey, B.C. Canada
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 11-20-2005 08:06 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Rory McNeil   Click Here to Email Rory McNeil     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I`ve always used header gaskets, and no silicone. I feel that most Ford engines have an adequate number of bolts to attatch the headers to the cylinder heads, unlike SOME manufacturers. ( SB Chevy, MoPar, Pontiac, Studebaker,Packard, and a few others)

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Fastback1
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From: Laplata, Maryland, USA
Registered: Oct 2005

posted 11-20-2005 09:02 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fastback1   Click Here to Email Fastback1     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I dont use either no gaskets or silicone and my headers are perfect just what I do

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Jake11
Gearhead

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From: Banning,Ca,USA
Registered: Oct 2005

posted 11-20-2005 09:37 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jake11   Click Here to Email Jake11     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

I just tape mine on with duck tape

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Jake11
Gearhead

Posts: 207
From: Banning,Ca,USA
Registered: Oct 2005

posted 11-20-2005 09:42 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jake11   Click Here to Email Jake11     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

Seriously use gaskets and keep snugging
all the bolts down for a whole week. Than
they take a "set" and will take longer till
they blow out. May go a a year or longer.
Keep an extra set of header gaskets in the
garage.

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