430 Header gasket - multiple gaskets sandwiched?

That is 3 individual gaskets in your pic? They look like the ones I got at the dealer a few months ago. I don't recall anything looking sandwiched or unique about them other than the crush ring in the center.

 

I ordered new gaskets for my recent header install and they looked identical to these. Ordered from Eurospares.

 

Which headers did you end up going with?

 

Did headers this winter and my gaskets were the same. Work great

 

Same gasket when I did mine. Are you fitting new studs as well? All mine came out with the nuts attached except one where I had to use a stud extractor.

I did snap a bolt connecting the header at cat. Was seized pretty bad. I replaced all that hardware when I did mine (donut gaskets, bolts, nuts and springs).

 

I got mine from Ricambi.

211641 STUD

 

About half of my studs came out, but I had a new set on hand thanks to @LorenzoR advising me to have them ready. Hope you also have a full set of different wrenches to get the nuts off. Here is the set I ended up using.
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I cut a wrench in half which helped a ton removing the old nuts. Good news is the new headers can go on (for the most part) with a 1/4" ratchet.

 

I took a grinder to one of mine to get it to fit. There’s a tight spot or two and the “flare” on the stock headers makes it tough to get to some of them.


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Those are MLS (Multi Layer Steel) gaskets. They superceded the old aluminium foil coated fibrous core type many years ago.

MLS are also used for the head gaskets on modern cars, albeit with an extra coating to aid sealing.

MLS (and RTV) are extremely reliable sealing systems.

 

Under the car only. Left wheels and liners on. For the drivers side, definitely move the AC compressor out of the way. Made it way easier to get those last few bolts there. Only 3 bolts to get the compressor out so you can move it out of the way. No need to disconnect lines. I have a 4 post lift so I was able to rest the compressor right on the ramp while I did the work.

 

My Fabspeed headers came with new OEM gaslets, studs, nuts, and cat seals. The gaskets do have mutiple layers and should look like bright stainless steel.