Exhaust leak

[BrownTrousers]

Hi,

I installed a new slip on exhaust today but am noticing small air leaks around the joint of the header pipe to the slip on.
Nothing major (no noise or smoke clearly coming from there) but very noticeable puffing of air when I put my hand near it.

I was not meant to use the existing gasket and the fit seems nice and snug but no matter how tight I do up the clip, still some air leaks.

So, how can I fix this or am I just being paranoid - what are the potential consequences of leaving it?

If I decide not to just leave it then I'm.guessing I need some putty sealant stuff? Can anyone offer a link to recommended stuff?

Cheers.
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[Itchy]

Use some firegum or equivalent.

You can't just smear it on though as the gas will just blow it away.

You need to clamp it in place. So take off the exhaust plop some gum thinly on the inside. Put it back on the downpipe end. Then get an exhaust clamp line the inside with it then clamp it on the join.

In THEORY it is supposed to harden and cook and seal it up.

It worked on my first CBR6 when I used a slip on can and changed the can to a Scorpion can as the very slight hole was covered by the clamp.

It did now work for my SV or fazer though.
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[Acerman]

Yes you can get some sealent for this, or you can do a small cut in the pipe underneath the clamp. Ask for sealent at you local shop for carparts etc.

[Rogerborg]

General purpose silicon sealant from your local supermarket or DIY place. Don't knock it unless you're tried it.
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[bugeye_bob]

you may find it seals itself after a few rides and the carbon builds up.

[Acerman]

If its so little you bearly can hear it, it would leave it like that. All that gumshit makes it hell to remove again if you service bike and need it off. I used a kind of papermaterial on mine, find some heatresistant and wrap it around. But like i say, cut a thin gap with dremel on each side under the clamp and you will get it tight.

[BrownTrousers]

Firegum purchased and applied liberally.
Motorbike now sounds like a motorbike rather than a sewing machine, and exhaust not blowing
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[Rogerborg]

When it hardens and crumbles, use the silicone sealant.
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