Exhaust Manifold to Exhaust Pipe

The donut gasket fits inside the pipe on one side and then inside the bevel on the manifold. You can buy that gasket at any parts store for probably under $5

Scott wrote:I planned on piecing together my own exhaust system, but I got to looking at it tonight and it looks like it needs a doughnut gasket. I don't know if I can buy the connector pipe that will fit this. If I buy a connector made for an aftermarket header there won't be much gasket in there.


So I took a picture of the exhaust manifold from the old engine to see if it was beveled too. I don't remember a doughnut gasket coming off the old engine.


So here's a picture of the pipe I pulled with the old engine. Looking at the end it looks like it just slides up into beveled manifold.


So, to get to my question..

Can I buy this end to make my own pipe, or do I have to take it to a muffler shop to get the right end?

so what did you end up doing ? my van has that same decrepid looking exhaust bevel in the manifold and the pipe has that same welded on looking doughnut and I want to seal it up so the fumes wont get me wasted everytime I drive this thing, I have it all apart and am trying to get it back together nice and tight

donivan65 wrote:Both the flange and ball type are muffler shop made by squashing the end of the exhaust pipe,,,,,,the flange type uses a gasket,,,,,metal is better than the composite type,,,,,,,the ball type has the gasket kind of built into it,,,,,,,,

Is Scott's the flange type that would need a metal gasket ?

Add =Anti- sieze to all exhaust studs & bolts=before installing the system- You will never regret it- Im talking the copper based stuff=napa sells it. easily removal if you ever need to.

donivan65 wrote:

Mine is just like the one on the right, and the bevel in the exhaust manifold is REAL skanky where that pipe mounts, doesnt look like it could ever seal up there, should I have a muffler guy make me a new pipe and flare the end and use a gasket/donut like that one on the left ?

the taper in mine is pretty ugly... corroded and rusty, I am gonna scrape it and hit it with a wire wheel tomorrow and hope it cleans up...Is there supposed to be a gasket on the one on the right ?

uh huh.....got it THANX!!

The pipe on the right in Don's photo looks to me like it was made to not need a gasket. Kind of like how double flared brake line works. When you tighten it up, the flare in the tubing gets forced to conform to the mating shape. It works for brake lines but they don't get jerked around as much as the exhaust pipe. I must say, though, I like how the other pipe extends up into the manifold. Seems like that would help stop leaks.

I like the composite gasket ring. It's softer than metal so I think it will fill in any little gaps, like on a rusty, skanky exhaust manifold. Don got me the same pipe as his (on the left). I brought it to a muffler shop to get the right gasket ring and I saw that the angle of the pipe's flare didn't match the ring. The guy went to his bending machine, which also had a flaring thing, and just bumped my pipe lightly a couple times, which flared it out to be a perfect match for the ring.