Exhaust manifold to pipe dount adapter

FSJunkie wrote: ...I place my faith in original engineering, but it's not for everyone.

There are design constraints attached to all engineering projects. The constraints given to the factory engineers may not apply in your case. That is why so many people modify their cars from the OE design. The key is in knowing what you doing. Making a change because because it sounds sexy, or Bob next door did it, may yield disappointing results. You need to understand the starting point design, where you want to go, and what you need to do to achieve your goal. You may luck out making ad hoc changes but it's not good design practice.

If sticking to the factory design works for you, that's great, but it does not automatically invalidate someone else making modifications to suit their purposes.

Does anyone know if the original style flange clamps are still available? 

Thanks Trader. I'm going to buy the damper kit and the gasket yes... I was asking about the OEM style flanges though... I just didn't know what to call them. I think this will fix the ticking noise coming from that manifold to pipe connection. I didn't know the heat riser existed or I would've installed all this stuff the first time around.