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Old 04-06-2006, 10:23 AM
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I am about to ordered some more parts today.... but i am needing to know what head gasket to use

I have a stock 98 LS1 short block, and i am going to be putting ported 5.3 truck heads on it from an 02 truck. will someone please help me figure out which head gasket i should get from my dealer.

also any other things i should know to order as far as gaskets go....

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graphite .054
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Or the 6.0L truck gaskets .054" MLS. Easy to use, easy to remove.
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Or the 6.0L truck gaskets .054" MLS. Easy to use, easy to remove.
Ok, so i should just get some stock 6.0L head gaskets from my dealer?

thats easy enough for me....

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but they have a bigger bore so you'll loose some compression. Graphite are standard bore
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so i should get standard bore LS1 gaskets?
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I would get good ole stock LS1 gaskets if you can use them.




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