I am putting on a new y pipe and first cat and need the gaskets for the exhaust manifold (y pipe). Should I use an aftermarket or head to the stealership?

 

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 

Michael

I am putting on a new y pipe and first cat and need the gaskets for the exhaust manifold (y pipe). Should I use an aftermarket or head to the stealership?

 

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 

Michael

 

i couldn't find dual port manifold exhaust gaskets at advance auto so i had to go to the dealer. same for the doughnut after the cats. (96 y pipe, 97 cats & mid pipe). but i would have used them if i could have found them.

 

single port gaskets and the one between the cats, in front of the cats should be available.

I usually get fel-pro gaskets for the dual port heads and sometimes for the single ports I believe.

 

The dealer is virtually the same price though. They just sell them seperately rather than the felpro 2 piece kit.

 

Fel-pro is fine for exhaust (and intake) as far as I'm concerned. But no real price difference on the exhaust gaskets.

 

FYI some independent shops can't seem to get the single port Fel-Pro's but Advance seems to be able to. You'd think since they are 96 and up it would be a pretty common listing.

 

The parts stores are much closer than the dealer to me.

I should have mentioned my car is 98 OBW. The replacement manifold was from mufflerexpress on ebay. the custom pipe looks good.

I dont believe the OEM gaskets are that expensive... AH here we go ... http://subarupartsforyou.com/cp_partdetail.php?partid=10535

http://subarupartsforyou.com/cp_partdetail.php?partid=10558

take your pick.

 

in general the OEM gaskets are really nice, particularly the manifold to engine gaskets. they look solid and robust.

 

the aftermarkets tend to look cheezeball and whimpy sometimes.

 

but these gaskets rarely leak too, so it hardly matters really. actually, often times you can reuse the old gaskets without any leaking. i've done it bazillions of times. even old crustied up gaskets tend not to leak in my experience.

 

maybe it's because i'm always repairing the stud threads and installing new bolts or something :rolleyes::lol:

i've used and reused beck arnley exhaust gaskets, dual and single ports, with no problems. gotta be careful ordering them sometimes, i've gotten one style when ordering the other a couple times.

i've used and reused beck arnley exhaust gaskets, dual and single ports, with no problems. gotta be careful ordering them sometimes, i've gotten one style when ordering the other a couple times.

 

I've had the same experience with the dealer ordered single port got double. They told me to keep them and sent the right ones to me. I use all OEM gaskets.

Victor/Reinz look good also.