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Old 01-31-2007, 08:22 PM
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would it be best to upgrade to an aftermarket head gasket (ie: cometic) or will a new oem gasket hold up fine? motor is stock internal gsr, plan to make around 350, 400whp max, but not going to be turboed for awhile.
Old 01-31-2007, 08:41 PM
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im sure alot of people here are using oem head gaskets.
OEM one of the best
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i would say a thick cometic to lower your c/r but if your not gonna be turbo for a while get an oem one
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hybrdthry911 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i would say a thick cometic to lower your c/r but if your not gonna be turbo for a while get an oem one</TD></TR></TABLE>

will the oem head gasket still hold up when i do turbo?
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stick with oem since its the stock bore
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thats why im using at 613whp. throw some arp head studs in when u replace the headgasket
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oem headgasket + arp head studs

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Old 02-03-2007, 01:20 PM
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Where's the cheapest place to get one? cheapest i found was $53
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