daddyoisback

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have to do the HG on my swap had water coming out the sparkplug hole when i was bolting up my converter... did a search for best HG but didn't come up with much (alot of post with keyword head gasket lol) basicly heads n cam motor still a 350 going to be street driven more then track keeping it NA so what would be my best bet?

katz_2003

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I used reccomend using a .026 gasket like mr. gasket part number 5716G or Victor Reinz (dont know part #) they are pretty cheap and work well and will also bump up your compression a little. I have had good experience with them, for awhile I heard they were having problems with coating sticking to the wrap but I never had this happen to me and i've used a couple sets of them on cars with no issues.

RamAir95TA

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Mr. Gasket 5716s would work well (check for de-lamination prior to intalling though). That or OEM Impala gaskets.

purpleflamzz

I would suggest cometics mls that way you can reuse if needed and there all steel.

FAD2BLK93

I used Mr Gasket .026 gaskets. Go slow when u pull them out of the packaging.

daddyoisback

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thanks for the quick replys and part#'s what is different about the impala gasket? was going to buy a felpro kit heads intake water etc. but thought i'd c what was more the norm for LT1's since i already have to get special part #'s for the intake and headers anyone have the cometics #?

defaultexistence

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the impala head gasket is a thinner stock gasket then an f-body gasket if i remember correctly its in the .030+ range ..its a popular choice to bump up compression and unleash a few more ponies.. just like the others listed above will do... don't use cometic gaskets unless the block and head surfaces are dead nutz perfect. i recommend a fel pro Performance gasket i'm using a felpro 1074 its .039

daddyoisback

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looked into the cometic they look nice but what sucks is i dont want to let the car sit without the heads on it whiile i wait for headgaskets to be delievered (pulling everything off checking for flatness) want to have evrything ready n do it all in one day..unless there is something i could put on the block pistons etc. when it sits for a cpl days thanks again

defaultexistence

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ANY auto parts house can get any of the listed gaskets overnight in most cases ...and u pay no shipping

speed_demon24

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I went with the impala gaskets. I don't trust a company that can't seem to package a gasket so it won't be ruined by opening the packaging.

96lt1m6

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I prefer the Felpro blue stripes(permatorque) series been using them for 25 years with NO failures!
If you use the felpros I do suggest having your heads milled 15-20 thousandths to bump the compression up a bit

daddyoisback

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thanks for the help guys...going to do a little more 'search' and google'n before i buy most likely going with the felpro

Speedy

I went with the Felpro too. It's a good, reliable gasket. I would rather mill .02 than risk disaster with a thinner gasket.

daddyoisback

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ordered my gaskets today