What is the best Head Gasket?
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Re: What is the best Head Gasket? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Operations:
<strong>I want a good sealing gasket, same cc or close
Does Felpro make one?
<img border="0" alt="[judgement]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_judge.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Call tbyrne motorsports or mti or ARE.
<strong>I want a good sealing gasket, same cc or close
Does Felpro make one?
<img border="0" alt="[judgement]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_judge.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Call tbyrne motorsports or mti or ARE.
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Re: What is the best Head Gasket? It all depends on what application your going for. If you plan to turbo, supercharge, or spray the engine I would recommend the cometics. If your just going for N/A stock gaskets will be fine. There are cheaper alternatives to stock GM but I wouldn't feel safe using them. There is about 3 threads in this forum about gaskets. I would go back and read those articles then make my decisions.
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Re: What is the best Head Gasket? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">There are cheaper alternatives to stock GM but I wouldn't feel safe using them</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">huh? Napa GM V.R. gaskets are about 12-15$ each.
Fel-pros go for about 60$ each, Mr Gasket MLS about the same and Cometic around 75$ each.
So who is cheaper than those??
Stock graphites work pretty well. Held up to well over 550 hp for me but they are only a 4" bore which limits their use for guys.
And if you try and get any headgasket from GM now you get stuck buying a kit with bolts etc.
Steve
Fel-pros go for about 60$ each, Mr Gasket MLS about the same and Cometic around 75$ each.
So who is cheaper than those??
Stock graphites work pretty well. Held up to well over 550 hp for me but they are only a 4" bore which limits their use for guys.
And if you try and get any headgasket from GM now you get stuck buying a kit with bolts etc.
Steve
