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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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Do you need to replace your exhaust gaskets whenever you remove your pipes or can you reuse the old ones if they look ok & stay in place when the pipes are removed
 
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 02:26 PM
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Replace them. They crush when you tighten the flanges down and will leak if you reuse them.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 04:11 PM
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I've reused a set I had on with no prblems -
 
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 04:16 PM
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I've been told to replace them. When I changed out my pipes, I asked for the screaming eagle gaskets. The Tech told me that they had had better luck with the regular gaskets when installing V & H duals. I don't know what the difference is as I never saw the SE gaskets and just took his advice on the stock gaskets. For about $10, I wouldn't take the chance on having to do the job over.
 
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Yep, for $10 why take the chance?
 
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I replaced mine when I changed the pipes. They are not that expensive, so I would say do it just because you are going to have the pipes off anyway.
 
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yea, i've heard the same thing about the SE gaskets....just go ahead and go for the regular gaskets...worked perfectly for me
 
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