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Best Type Of Headgasket To Use?

Old Mar 14, 2005 | 11:34 AM
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Well what do you all use on your boosted cars, The generic ones seal good but dont last long, the metal ones last long but dont seal guud unless you deck the block and mill the head, and I heard that there is metal ones with cork, how well do thoes work?

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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 11:38 AM
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every copper gasket ive used seals fine. do you heat them up with a blow torch first and did you put the sealer around all of the cutouts?
Old Mar 14, 2005 | 11:40 AM
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most oem honda headgaskets are just fine for boost. The generic ones tend to blow
Old Mar 14, 2005 | 11:46 AM
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just use the OEM honda one with copper spray.

BTW: this is supposed to be in Hybrid/Tech
Old Mar 14, 2005 | 04:09 PM
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I use an OEM head gasket.
Old Mar 14, 2005 | 04:16 PM
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I just installed a MLS Felpro gasket. It held for at least 5 miles since then.
Old Mar 14, 2005 | 06:05 PM
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Well turns out my head is warped, and it wasnt the gasket, oh well, shitty luck.
Old Mar 14, 2005 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 4thGenTurbo
Well turns out my head is warped, and it wasnt the gasket, oh well, shitty luck.
We should start a club.

What's with heating up the copper gasket with a torch? I've never heard of anything like that.
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Dr.Boost
Originally Posted by 4thGenTurbo
Well turns out my head is warped, and it wasnt the gasket, oh well, shitty luck.
We should start a club.

What's with heating up the copper gasket with a torch? I've never heard of anything like that.
LOL, i'm getting a Y8 head tmorrow hopefully
Old Mar 14, 2005 | 10:55 PM
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Im a fan of OEM gaskets, ARP's and a freshly decked head.

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