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Old 02-29-2008, 11:02 PM
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Old 02-29-2008, 11:13 PM
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I like the Percy's aluminum ones. I reused mine many times with no leaks.
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Originally Posted by fergymoto
I like the Percy's aluminum ones. I reused mine many times with no leaks.
where. im sick and tired of my mr. gaskets getting killed.
Old 02-29-2008, 11:26 PM
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Right here http://store.summitracing.com/partde...D66031&FROM=MG

I just got a set for my brother's car the other day.
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I've always used & had excellent luck with Fel-Pro 1406's.
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Alum or Copper are the best.
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Originally Posted by fergymoto
I like the Percy's aluminum ones. I reused mine many times with no leaks.
I use those too, I love em.
Reused twice now without issue.

No matter what gaskets you use, either use locking bolts or check and tighten the non-locking ones often for the first heat cycles.
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Originally Posted by James Montigny
I use those too, I love em.
Reused twice now without issue.

No matter what gaskets you use, either use locking bolts or check and tighten the non-locking ones often for the first heat cycles.
I do, I did, I still do. Perhaps too religiously. I nuked the rear drivers side head exhaust thread.
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Originally Posted by Ironxcross
I nuked the rear drivers side head exhaust thread.
Sounds like an excuse to buy ported heads.
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percy's or stockers
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Originally Posted by James Montigny
Sounds like an excuse to buy ported heads.
bought an extra set already, just dont have the money laying around to have them ported so im going to reseat the valves, clean them up, reinforce the exhaust threads and get a thinner impala head gasket with some 1.6 rockers and go from there!

a little upgrade, should be fun.
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Originally Posted by Ironxcross
bought an extra set already, just dont have the money laying around to have them ported so im going to reseat the valves, clean them up, reinforce the exhaust threads and get a thinner impala head gasket with some 1.6 rockers and go from there!

a little upgrade, should be fun.
That works too. Toys are expensive LOL
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Originally Posted by James Montigny
That works too. Toys are expensive LOL
yeah.. yeah.. worth it i guess
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These are the only ones I've had luck with.
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...0&autoview=sku
I've had the pearcys and they leaked and so did the fel-pros when I had them. And these ports were big enough so I didn't have to port them to my heads. Didn't have to re-torque the header bolts either.
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Ive always had good luck with fel-pro 1406 on hooker headers




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