V-type engines have a separate manifold for each cylinder bank. A leak in the exhaust manifold or its gasket can allow exhaust gases to escape, which poses a health hazard to the car’s occupants ...

If you use a gasoline-powered V-8 pickup or SUV to tow a trailer ... cinched tightly to the engine cylinder head, the exhaust gasket will blow out, not only allowing exhaust gases to escape ...

When I asked Willie if our good, used 265 exhaust manifolds should be surfaced, he called it a good idea. He then went on to say that from the factory, early Chevy V-8s used no gaskets between ...