[richmond]

I am having problem with header bolts loosening on my recently aquired EM 428 w/ Edlebrock heads. The header bolts loosen up every 100-200 miles or so. When I bought the car with 400 miles, it had already lost two bolts and now the gasket has blown because one of the other bolts was stripped (the driver rear which is nearly impossible to get to of course!).

Does anyone make a gasket with metal that is stronger than the wimpy compressed fiber ones that are on there now. The headers are mounted to the frame with a rubber mount to relieve stress, but only mount to the engine with 8 bolts which doesn't torque down the front and rear much - allowing the 1/4 inch wide or so gasket to blow out easily