doing a new intake mani. and wanted to get a new headgasket at the same time cause it's blown. i was looking at the cometic headgasket and arp headstuds, planing to boost 7-8 psi,are the head studs necessary cause they are a bit pricy.

 

go with an oem gasket, and spend the money on the headstuds.

 

oem gasket with arp's

 

ok, i hear ls gasket is thicker, should i get ls or gsr? will ls fit in the first place?

 

headstuds are 125$.....if 125$ is pricey to you then you shouldnt turbo your car to begin with.....btw 125 is nothing...i spend more then 125 a week at burger king...lol and no im serious

 

You have to get the HG that is for your car, if you have a GS-R, you have to use the GS-R gasket otherwise the oil and coolant port will not match up.

Use OEM, I have never have any problem with them...but def get a head studs..

stan

 

OEM+ARPs 28lbs no problem

 

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yes $125 is not much but when you are doing a new intake mani + injectors + head gasket and studs, the money just adds up. sorry my pockt is not full of $$, the question was were they necessary and i see it's better to have replace them.

 

if you like to do things twice then it s not necessary. get studs and an oem HG and be done with it.

 

just bought studs form titanmotorsports.com, been through things twice before, getting her ready for tune.

 

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Where can I get the ARP headstuds for $125???

 

i just bought some on titanmotorsports.com for about $121

 

Cool thanks!

 

cnsautoparts.com head gasket set quality or stick with oem?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by teddy_dc2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yes $125 is not much but when you are doing a new intake mani + injectors + head gasket and studs, the money just adds up. sorry my pockt is not full of $$, the question was were they necessary and i see it's better to have replace them.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I don't think you should take that so defensively, he's just giving you advice. Of course it adds up, just like everything else does. He's just trying to get a point across, granted the amount of money we all spend on our cars varies, but wether it be $3000 or $10000 it's a ton of money. It all comes back to "cheap, fast, reliable...pick two". You'll find that skimping on parts that are neccessary and important, will only cause headaches and larger bills later on the road. Just do it right the first time.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by teddy_dc2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">cnsautoparts.com head gasket set quality or stick with oem? </TD></TR></TABLE> OEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!