DP install
 

can i use my stock gaskets? if not which ones specifically do i need? thanks in advance...sid

dp
 

You can use your original ones, granted that they are still in good shape. If they are not you will most probably end up with an exhaust leak where it bolts up to either the exhaust manifold or Main cat/MP.......


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I am also wondering if they can be reused... Also how about the studs?

If I do need to replace them where can the be purchased for the best price?

Mitch

studs yes, i would replace the gaskets.

I used the stocker...and the studs...buy studs or bolts from a hardware or parts store

overkill, you've got the biggest signature EVER!! unless you just added a random picture of the exterior of your car for no apparent reason.

oh, and yes you can use the stock gaskets with the DP....might not be a bad idea to get new ones from Mazda.

i re-used the stock gaskets.

i think the gasket b/t the dp/cat is kinda bad - have a slight exhaust leak so I think i will pick up a new one some time soon.

as for the studs, i would say get some allen bolts or something similar for the studs that come out. much easier to handle being threaded on only one side.

Get very high quality allen bolts. Standard black oxide is a bad idea IMO.

Dave

could you hear your exhaust leak??

its slight - at idle it sounds a bit throaty. when i put my ear down there, you can tell where its coming from. at the manifold everything is as quiet as a tree falling in the forest w/ no one around to hear it......

kinda like the if a tree falls in the forest and it hits a mime, does anyone care? or even better, sounds like a mime having sex!

how much do the replacement gaskets for between the dp and the um... where ever the end that doesn't hook up to the cat hooks up cost?

could you give an example of what kind of allen head bolt I need to get?

Mitch

Yup, he's way over the signature limit.