JBA long tubes leaking at y pipe

SO no matter what i try i can't seem to get these headers to stay leak free for any length of time. The inner diameter of the JBA headers appear to be about 1/4 in larger than the stock headers. I keep burning up the gaskets i put in there.

I'm a little stuck. I emailed JBA, and i have sent an email to urd (where i purchased the headers).

Now, Can anyone help me with how to go about getting a new flange that matches the jba flange that i can get welded onto my y pipe.

I'm happy with the performance gain i got from the headers, so i really don't want to have to give up on them if i can't get this leak figured out.

I appreciate any suggestions that anyone has. i'll try just about anything

 

get a shop to cut off the stock style flanges and weld in some v-bands in their place and they wont ever leak agin and no gaskets required

 

As Darthyota mentioned, that is a really good option. However, the much more expensive one as well.

Did you get the thick header to Y gaskets from URD, or did you reuse the factory crush gaskets?

 

I went to my local exhaust shop, and they told me to call jba and get a matching flange to get welded on.

I used the gaskets that came with the headers. they are the same as the stock one, but a slightly larger diameter.

 

I would go with the V-Bands for a long term solution.

 

Ok, it seem the v bands are a popular choice.

I have never heard of them, can someone exlain how they would be installed? Would it require cutting off the flange on the header?

 

Here is a link to V-band flanges. For the header to y-pipe connection, you will need the 2.25" diameter v-band flanges.

http://www.dezod.com/pd_stainless_steel_vband.cfm Tell Paul that Torspd sent you, if you decide to go that route.

They will be $74 for each flange assembly. The assembly is one male, one female, and a clamp.

They will have to be welded in. I can post up some pics of mine, in a short while.

 

Here are a few pics of how I had my V-Band flanges installed.

 

Wow, thanks for all the help! I think think i am going to go that route, I'm ready for the leak to be gone once and for all.

 

You are welcome.