Mine exhaust joints were a lot better after using silicone on them. I just used whatever my dad had in the shed in the end
I never thought of using silicone before, im going to give this a go in the morning as my four branch always blows a little. No matter how much paste i use.
Don`t put any upstream of o2 sensors (narrow and wideband) the fumes will kill them pretty quickly. You can get o2 safe sealant, think Wurth do some?. I`ve used Hylomar Blue before and it works a treat, high temp rated.