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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 10:32 PM
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blowed stock gaskets on my 383.. looking at SCE Titan Copper self sealing head gaskets.. anybody using them? and are they really the best?
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 04:05 AM
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Before you are quick to blame the head gasket, why not try to determine what really caused the head gasket to blow?

Never had a problem with OEM or Impala head gaskets.
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 06:20 AM
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i agree never had issues with stock headgaskets, only switched to cometics because ill be spraying 200. what heads are you using?
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 10:29 PM
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i had the heads decked and valve job the whole nine yards when i built my motor.. from the day i first crunk it up it was losing water.. then blowed gaskets and it went through exhaust.. took off the heads took to a friends shop and my drivers head is warped. he thinks they were never decked.. i'm going with after market gaskets cause i dont wanna tear them down again after i put on my 2 stage nos
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i'm using stock heads with some "work"
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Black96transam
i'm using stock heads with some "work"


..two stage nos
Oooo secret squirrel stuff...

-Dustin-
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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Black96transam
i had the heads decked and valve job the whole nine yards when i built my motor.. from the day i first crunk it up it was losing water.. then blowed gaskets and it went through exhaust.. took off the heads took to a friends shop and my drivers head is warped. he thinks they were never decked.. i'm going with after market gaskets cause i dont wanna tear them down again after i put on my 2 stage nos
Reads like the heads were either never milled or not milled true. Have them rechecked by a good machine shop.
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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 07:35 PM
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got my heads back today and boy.. one was off 5 thousands in the center.. had em decked more.. and i got my SCE gaskets today too.. starting on er tomorrow afternoon.. hopefully have it running by sunday if nothing goes wrong..
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