exhaust manifold gaskets

[trader1]

i need to replace my mr. gasket exhaust manifold gaskets again . manifold was machined flat the last time who makes a better gasket? 1962 GP 389 long branch manifolds temp 200 after shut down 230 let me know thanks steve trader13@tampabay.rr.com

[super]

If the surface on your cylinder heads and the surface on your exhaust manifolds is good, you can install with no gasket at all. I have done this on a couple of applications. I milled the surface on my 400 6X heads and cleaned up a set of Ram Air III exhaust manifolds and installed on my truck with no gaskets. No leaks and no more headaches of blown out gaskets. Also, put a set of Ram Air III manifolds on a friends 455 in his 1979 Grand Prix. Again, no leaks.

Fel-Pro makes some good gaskets, I run them on my '74 TA. It makes a considerable amount of power and I have had no trouble with them. I believe the round port # is 1436. I will see if I can find the d-port part #.