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Old 03-08-2018, 09:09 PM
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I have a set of Kooks on the way. Should I use the gasket in the kit or buy something else?
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I'm going new oe the gaskets you get with the kooks are recycled beer cans haha
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as the above has said. factory GM gaskets are the way to go.
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Just ordered a set of OE gaskets. Thanks for the heads up.
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I reused my originals. I just cleaned some of the carbon off them. They work fine.
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FelPro is always a safe choice from my experience, on par with OEM.
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