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Old 04-16-2010, 09:56 PM
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Well I have a completely stock motor but have plans in the very near future to go the On3 Turbo route. With that being said, I was told I should go ahead and upgrade my head gaskets and after checking them out over on SummitRacing.com I realized they offer them not only in different brands but also different bore and thickness. So my question is what size should I get and any certain brand I should either look for or try to avoid?

And while I'm at it I'm gonna go ahead and order new head bolts as well so like the gaskets, is there any brand I should either look for or try to avoid?

Thanks for the help and any advice you all may have.
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cant go wrong with fel-pro and ARP

i would hold off though, if you go turbo and get new heads... i suggest getting the grooves cut so you can use loc-wire head gaskets
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Originally Posted by nitrous_bob
cant go wrong with fel-pro and ARP

i would hold off though, if you go turbo and get new heads... i suggest getting the grooves cut so you can use loc-wire head gaskets
Well I was gonna keep the boost low and have it around 400HP for the summer and over winter, build up a motor so I can turn up the boost. So I wont be getting heads or anything for this motor. Its gonna be completely stock except for the turbo.So in that case, what would you recommend as far as the bore and thickness goes? Any ideas?
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