Complete Gasket Kits?!..
Complete Gasket Kits?!.. Didn't really know what section I should have posted this question under so I just chose this section since gaskets are kinda "internal" lol.
Anyways, does anyone (company) sell a complete top end & bottom end gasket/seal kit? I am pretty sure I need every single gasket & seal there possibly is. Actually I know I need every single gasket/seal there is but I do not want to purchase them separately. I have yet to find a complete kit. Most of the gasket kits I find only include head gaskets, exhaust manifold gaskets, and intake manifold seals.. Those kits don't really help when I still need a valley cover gasket, oil pan gasket, water pump gasket, oil pump gasket (or o-ring??), rear main gasket, rear main seal, and I'm sure there are other gaskets that I am missing that I can't think of or I just literally do not know about. If I am missing any gaskets or seals that I haven't noticed then please tell me!
This is my first build so any help would be appreciated. When I got this motor, it was all torn down already with no gaskets. Everything else I have to put this monster back together except for the gaskets. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks,
Nate.
Anyways, does anyone (company) sell a complete top end & bottom end gasket/seal kit? I am pretty sure I need every single gasket & seal there possibly is. Actually I know I need every single gasket/seal there is but I do not want to purchase them separately. I have yet to find a complete kit. Most of the gasket kits I find only include head gaskets, exhaust manifold gaskets, and intake manifold seals.. Those kits don't really help when I still need a valley cover gasket, oil pan gasket, water pump gasket, oil pump gasket (or o-ring??), rear main gasket, rear main seal, and I'm sure there are other gaskets that I am missing that I can't think of or I just literally do not know about. If I am missing any gaskets or seals that I haven't noticed then please tell me!
This is my first build so any help would be appreciated. When I got this motor, it was all torn down already with no gaskets. Everything else I have to put this monster back together except for the gaskets. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks,
Nate.
On The Tree
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I used a.victor reinz complete.kit on my lq9 rebuild. included EVERYTHING needed to start from a bare block/heads. I didnt buy a single gasket/seal separate. Part number 953563vr I got it off eBay cheaper then anywhere else.
Maybe check out Texas Speed. That's where I got my gasket kit for a heads/cam swap. Or, you could go to your local GM dealership and they should be able to get you what you need.
Thank you everyone for the replies. One more question, if I have the 3.905 Mahle -4cc pistons in, will I see any PTV issues using a .040 cometic gasket? The pistons drop my compression ratio to 10.25:1 with a stock .051 gasket and I'd like to keep my stock compression (10.5:1 Ls6) using a .040 gasket. Does anyone know if that would be a problem or will I not really know until I do some measurements?.. I'd also like to fit a pretty good sized cam in there as well so I don't want the .040 gasket to limit me to smaller cam choices...
Launching!
Joined: Feb 2014
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From: Wisconsin
Complete gasket kit off ebay is what I used.
You always need to check PTV, no one will know for sure. If your heads are stock unmilled dont think it will be a problem. Just remember these pistons do come out the hole so if you mill heads, big cam things can get tight really fast.
If your looking for a cam call Geoff over at EPS and Im sure he will answer alot more of your questions or call some other sponsors on the site.
You always need to check PTV, no one will know for sure. If your heads are stock unmilled dont think it will be a problem. Just remember these pistons do come out the hole so if you mill heads, big cam things can get tight really fast.
If your looking for a cam call Geoff over at EPS and Im sure he will answer alot more of your questions or call some other sponsors on the site.
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