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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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do i need a new exhasut manifold gasket with the new mmw header? i already purchased it and before i install it, i was just kinda wondering
Old Mar 31, 2008 | 07:30 PM
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yes yes you should to be safe
Old Mar 31, 2008 | 07:33 PM
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you don't need it. Would it be nice, yeah sure. But many people use the stock gasket again. My megan one came with another one, so I just used that one. I could have reused mine, but it was there, so I didn't.
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i bought a new one just to be safe.

part # 17173-28010 ...its $27 from your local scion/toyota dealer.
Old Apr 1, 2008 | 04:44 AM
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ook, they have high perfromance ones?
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not unless you make your own..
Old Apr 2, 2008 | 03:12 AM
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well i have no idea how to do that, but if i buy one from the dealer, will it work ok?
Old Apr 2, 2008 | 03:17 AM
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yes, i am living proof.
Old Apr 2, 2008 | 05:28 PM
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haha, ok..thanks guys, and do i just ask for an exhaust manifold for a scion tc, is their anything specific i need to buy?
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just take the part number listed above to your toyota dealership parts department and there you go, you got it.
Old Apr 2, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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What exactly can go wrong if you use the stock one? Ive used the stock one with the MMW header and then reused to put the stock header back on and had zero issues.
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i dont think anything can really go wrong, i chose to get a new when i put my header on, since my car had 30k+ on the old gasket and it looked beat up
Old Apr 3, 2008 | 12:36 AM
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the gasket can get brittle and worn out and leak deadly carbon monoxide gas into the passenger cabin and well...cause diziness and death and crashing and what not.
Old Apr 3, 2008 | 02:49 AM
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i saw a guy selling copper ones on here, are those anygood?
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shud i get the new gasket coated like im gettin my header coated??
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Originally Posted by Drummer829
shud i get the new gasket coated like im gettin my header coated??
no, you don't need to get the gasket coated.
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ook, cool...thanks everyone
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