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Dec 12, 2014 | 02:53 PM

#21

Leftcoaster

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Originally Posted by UltraNutZ

I don't understand the logic behind the anti-seize statements being a bad idea. Do you guys not use the same anti-seize compound on your exhaust port bolts? That area gets hotter than any other part of your engine (except the cylinders themselves) and never a problem with them coming off when needed.

Personally I've never tried anti-seize on a muffler. What I'm always after is a good muffler/pipe seal after replacing a rear tire and it just doesn't add up that anti-seize would be the right product for that purpose.
And I use nothing but the recommended torque on header bolts. Because of the heat generated it only makes sense that anti-seize would become thin enough to drip itself away from the threads, vanishing from the header studs forever.
I could be wrong but I doubt it.

Dec 12, 2014 | 03:28 PM

#22

UltraNutZ

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when I pull them off, there is still plenty of trace of anti-seize on the threads. Sometimes after only a few miles sometimes after hundreds of miles. Stuff stays put.

Dec 12, 2014 | 04:39 PM

#23

dirtracin23

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Originally Posted by UltraNutZ

when I pull them off, there is still plenty of trace of anti-seize on the threads. Sometimes after only a few miles sometimes after hundreds of miles. Stuff stays put.

Yeah it stays put. Stays put on my hands. On my tools. On my work bench. On my door *****. Anti-seize is a wonderful product. I love it. It's just that I seem to get that **** everywhere anytime I use it, I usually spend more time cleaning up my trail than I spend working on whatever it was that I felt the need to slather it on.