pipe and the heads? When I changed my stock pipes all I found was a retainer ring....Shouldn't there be a gasket?

 

Yep, there is. It is a graphite gasket that fits into a recession in the head at the exhaust port. You have to look real close because it blends into the head due to it's color. It is a soft gasket that conforms to the flange on the pipe. I think if you look closely you will see it.

 

I agree, if you don't have them you'll get leaks probablyalong withsome decel popping.

 

get a screwdriver and pry out the gaskets, recess should be shiney, you can see the black when they are in.

 

https://www.hdforums.com/m_244292/tm.htm

Will show what the gasket looks like when its out of the port, it sits into the notch in the port pictured below.

You can dig it out with a scribe or the tip of a sharp knife.

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