Like the title says there's not a single place who has the exhaust manifold gaskets in stock and I planned to install my DC headers today. Should I hold off a week and order new gaskets? Or would it be ok to reuse the current ones? I'm not gonna go back and change them, I'd rather wait so please don't make that suggestion.

 

order new ones.

wait for them to arrive.

 

I called Honda a week ago an his exact words were "Call Acura I'm showing they have it in stock" so I didn't sweat it. I called today up to Acura an hear "that's not a part I normally stock" someone needs their face punched...

 

I would wait you don't want to have to take them back off and redo all that work. Check with napa or any other auto parts store in your areas saw autozone also had some as well

 

Just tell Acura to order it. It takes them like 1-2 days to get it.

 

This, my friends, is a sad turn of events.

 

snooze lose my friend!
didnt this topic come up when you ordered/arrival of the headers--new gaskets or not?

I agree to ck NAPA and zone or oreillys--all of them are a phone call away
and have massive warehouses for next day orders

dealer can order with weekly stock, or special fast orders cost extra shipping

 

They come to the dealer Tuesday. Doing mid muffler delete, intake, and wood wheel today instead. Projects is projects I guess. Next week will be headers, motor mounts, and outlaw gasket/spacer kit install.

 

Mid muffler is officially deleted!! I didn't have my phone w me when it was on the rack so I'll have to update w pics later.

 

Btw holy shit: $66 for the gaskets?? 33 per Jesus Christ I almost had an aneurism.

 

I only paid 35$ with tax and everything try to get them to match Acuraoemparts.com

 

^^ Yea, you're getting ripped off.

 

Check dealer price 1st ( always higher ) an then ask them to match online prices if the say no just order them online.. Same product an almost same amount of time.

 

I'm amazed how that tiny ass muffler was keeping my sound so low. Love the way it sounds now.

 

The exhaust manifold gaskets arent needed. They are metal and reusable (unless you damage them somehow).

 

I would hold off and wait for new ones.

 

The original ones are on my car with nearing 500k miles. My manifolds have been off countless times with ZERO leaking. I have installed headers on many members cars and never had to replace them. New ones arent needed, just like the upper intake manifold gaskets.

 

Hence the reason no one stocks them. The only ones I've ever seen go bad are the aftermarket ones.

 

Yeah I was going to say that. Ive reused them on both my Honda's with no problems.

 

Lol well in that case "For sale..."

 

I finally got my DC Sports headers, installing Thursday. Going with a custom cat-back, quad tip set up. Did engine mounts, tranny mounts, total tune up (water pump, timing belt, seals, etc.) I'm going to try and reuse the oem gaskets. Does anyone know of strut bars that fit 2gens? Maybe accord bars would fit.