I just swapped gaskets this weekend (Fel-Pro 1406's), and I need to take off the driver side header to bang in the floorboard due to clearance issues with the collector. Can I re-use the driver side gasket? The motor has been through 5-6 heat cycles since the swap.

 

if it comes off in 1 peice id reuse it, i wouldnt count on that though.

 

I'd just go through summit and order a set of copper gasgets for 28 bucks

 

Fel-Pro's are pretty good gaskets. My old ones leaked all over due to me not re-torquing the bolts, and they came out in one piece.

 

i had the fel-pro 1406s on my LT1 caprice, with stage 8 bolts, 3-4 days later, half the gasket material blew off and dissintegrated, and about a 1/4 of the aluminum was missing too. (I drove about a week with the leak befor ei could get in to fix it)