Best Head gasket
02-13-2012, 08:54 PM
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02-13-2012, 10:40 PM
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I would not recommend the cometics for a stock engine...Overkill and they can be finicky to get sealed up properly and require a very smoothe deck surface....I replaced mine with felpro 1011-2s and haven't had any issues since...I have heard the victor reinz gaskets are very good as well.
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02-14-2012, 12:05 AM
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I would not recommend the cometics for a stock engine...Overkill and they can be finicky to get sealed up properly and require a very smoothe deck surface....I replaced mine with felpro 1011-2s and haven't had any issues since...I have heard the victor reinz gaskets are very good as well.
I like those Cometics, but NOT for a stock motor at 200 bucks.
02-14-2012, 10:44 AM
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I have always used Fel-Pro when they are available..... Never had a problem, in fact, I have never had a problem with "lesser" gaskets, or stock steel, when Fel-Pro was not available....
I guess if I was building a race engine, I might spring for the Cometics, but except for a couple diesel builds, I haven't found the need to spend THAT kind of money on a set of gaskets.
Sometimes, the "very best" is a waste of resources.... (don't get mad at me for saying this.... just my opinion!!! )
And,,,,, I use gaskets AND a thin layer of RTV (both sides of the gasket) on just about all engine surfaces except for intake, exhaust, and head gaskets. SELDOM does anything I put together leak, and I like it that way.
For those guys who like to say "no sealant is needed if you do it right"....... Well,,,, goody, goody for you.....
lol
I guess if I was building a race engine, I might spring for the Cometics, but except for a couple diesel builds, I haven't found the need to spend THAT kind of money on a set of gaskets.
Sometimes, the "very best" is a waste of resources.... (don't get mad at me for saying this.... just my opinion!!! )
And,,,,, I use gaskets AND a thin layer of RTV (both sides of the gasket) on just about all engine surfaces except for intake, exhaust, and head gaskets. SELDOM does anything I put together leak, and I like it that way.
For those guys who like to say "no sealant is needed if you do it right"....... Well,,,, goody, goody for you.....
lol
Last edited by JMD; 02-14-2012 at 10:49 AM.
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