Finally, the new gasket came in..... and i decided just for the hell of it, to paint the manifold since they look like shite after a while.... dont care if the paint burns off....

Oh... and yes, there is a nut missing still... gotta find it. And the heat shield will go back on when i finish it tomorrow.

Moral of the story- No more exhaust leaks!!!! :thumbup:

 

how come you painted it if your putting the heat shield back on?

 

haha.... im just expecting the paint to burn off..... so might as well cover it... and the added heat... the car is going up for sale at the end of the year anyway....

sean

 

I was gonna ask why ur putting the cover back on too, but I see you answered it already.

It came out pretty nice, especially considering they are usually all rusted and corroded. Did you sand it or what?

And FYI, I painted my DC 4-2-1 header metallic silver w/Hi Heat engine paint and I don't have any issue w/the paint peeling, chipping or burning off. The only issue I have is that I put em on before letting the paint cure enough and it peeled slightly on the bends, but after curing, no issues at all.