Where can metal 2.5" 2 bolt exhaust gaskets be purchased?

Shift518 Automotive
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I keep blowing out those cheap pile of shit paper gaskets that go between my catback and downpipe every time I no-lift-shift. It’s fucking annoying. The only problem is I can’t seem to locate one that’s made of metal.

Any ideas? Tried napa, advance, etc. and they all have the generic felt/paper one that melts/falls apart after 250 miles.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

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I’ve seen 2-bolt metal gaskets at advance, but in the V8 performance section.

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This is the one that keeps failing:

http://partimages.genpt.com/partimages/820808.jpg

The steel ring part holds up, but the rest of the piece of SHIT just melts everytime a flame comes thundering down the pipe.

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srs? I’m about 5 minutes from Latham Advance, I might swing by if they have it.

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Yeah SRS

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ive seen them at advance too

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i feel every ounce of pain in this thread

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Try to find a copper gasket if you can, they last very well from personal experience.

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Run nothing, or worst case, make one. Sheet of copper, lay the old one on it (pre explosion), trace, etc

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nope i’m dumb.

a 2006 saturn Vue with the V6 (honda motor) has a 2 bolt, 2.5" exhaust flange for the connection between the left and right side of the headers

i know this only cause thats what i used for all of my gaskets

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Give old one to guy at Advance, tell him to walk his overweight, rude, and hairy self to the back and find one that matches.

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DING DING DING!

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Clean both surfaces very well and put them together with no gasket but a thin bead of copper RTV. Worked for my GTP. The copper gasket would be the better choice tho. Im also having this problem with my daily. Its a pain in the nuts!

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I did this before. Several times. And each time it blew out within 1000 miles. :banghead

The problem is I have the softest motor mounts known to man, so anytime I shift a little harder than normal the engine slams around like PJB and a goat in the bedroom together

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not ture… i’ve got the full bwoody mount kit and mine still blow, i need a new flex pipe too

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Update: Two bolt flanges just SUCK COCK in general. :lol

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Hear that! You must have v8 powa! :lol

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I told u this SS is no joke

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My GTP was eventually converted to a 3 bolt 3" Header flange with copper gaskets. Get a competent welder to weld one up for ya. use locking nuts and not the kind with plastic in them…

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The metal gaskets work with lock washers on the bolts. I had a metal one on there but I think it got scrapped when Synapse made the new piping.