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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Anyone with Paragon headers...got a question.

Posted by: biosurfer1 Feb 17 2010, 02:53 PM

I have a set of the Paragon Products headers and had to take them apart for a rebuild. The gaskets that go in between the stub pipes and the header pipes are shot and I need some new ones...

Does anyone know what gasket that is? I talked with Jason there and he said it was a 911SC muffler gasket, but I can't find anything at Pelican that looks correct, except for maybe http://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/ksearch/PEL_search.cgi?command=show_part_page&please_wait=N&make=POR&model=911M&section=EXHpip&page=6&bookmark=10&part_number=911-113-190-01-M17 but I want to make sure before I order.

Any insight would be helpful...thanks!

Posted by: Justinp71 Feb 17 2010, 03:08 PM

The one that goes between the two red circles below?

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Posted by: Justinp71 Feb 17 2010, 03:13 PM

If he said SC muffler gasket he probably means the gasket seen here.

http://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/smart/more_info.cgi?pn=901-111-193-00-M17&catalog_description=Muffler%20Gasket%20%28sold%20per%20each%2C%20%32%20required%29%2C%20%39%31%31%20%28%31%39%37%34%29%2C%20%20%39%31%31%20%28%31%39%37%35%2D%37%36%20CA%20Model%252

Posted by: biosurfer1 Feb 17 2010, 03:34 PM

Ya that looks like its it...

ordering now

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Feb 17 2010, 05:00 PM

Yeah, thats what you want. I went through this with Paragon last summer, and they had to research the issue as they did not know what gaskets were used.

Zach

Posted by: biosurfer1 Feb 17 2010, 08:52 PM

Exactly what they told me too Zack...frustrating since the whole reason to have the stubs is easy on/off access to the headers

Posted by: biosurfer1 Feb 20 2010, 04:47 PM

Well those weren't the ones I needed...too big

Posted by: JamesM Feb 21 2010, 12:36 AM

I found some metal ones at my local aircooled VW shop that worked.

-James

Posted by: moggy Apr 13 2010, 01:39 PM

The exhaust gaskets that fitted my header was from a 3.2L 911 engine. Fitted exactly. I found exhaust gaskets off any other 911 seemed to be too small.

Posted by: ChrisNPDrider Apr 13 2010, 01:58 PM

I apply a thin ring of red high temp rtv type sealant there and have had no leaks. I have done this 3 times over 2 years as I upgraded my transaxle. Why? Because nobody knows what damn gasket to put in there! I have also found, thanks to Jake R, that milk of magnesium is a great anti-seize for the hardware on the stubs, and I have numbered each of the stub bolts as I found that different spots need different length bolts to fit and numbering them makes re-assembly much smoother.

Posted by: biosurfer1 Apr 13 2010, 02:00 PM

Ya I was able to find out they are the exhaust gaskets from a 911SC.

Chris, I tried the red RTV and had a bunch of leaks...I got new gaskets and everything seems fine now (except for tuning the stupid carbs!)