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Old 08-19-2007, 05:02 PM
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my head gaskets need replaced, iv been looking though the jegs catalog, theres aloooot of choices. My plans for this engine arnt crazy, but i would like to take it to the track every once in a while, and the car is also my daliy driver. my mods are in my sig. that all said which head gaskets do you guys think will work for me, what kind do you guys use? any that i should stay away from? any info would be great..thanks
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Old 08-19-2007, 05:16 PM
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Fel-pro makes an excellent head gasket.
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Old 08-19-2007, 05:19 PM
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yeah i was lookin at thoes...should i look into multi-layered steel ones?
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Old 08-19-2007, 05:44 PM
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Just use the 1011-1 since your planning on using nitrous.
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Old 08-19-2007, 05:44 PM
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my whole top end is felpro.... thats one of the 1st things i did after i bought the car, for piece of mind... got em at autozone
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Old 08-19-2007, 05:46 PM
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anything from felpro or victor reinz will be fine, hell even enginetech and rol make a good gasket. to be perfectly honest, unless your building some sorta monster its pretty hard to find a BAD gasket these days
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Is it possible install the head gaskets upside down?
I'm having overheating issues with my 351W. I know that both the square tabs are sticking out of the front of the motor. But I wasnt sure if they could be installed upside down or something. And maybe that would be the solution to my overheating issues.
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Old 08-19-2007, 05:48 PM
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yes its possible....
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thanks for all the info yall
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Old 08-19-2007, 05:53 PM
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Completely off topic but why are you running such a large MAF?
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