I am curious what head gaskets people run.. I am doing a build right now plan on running 14-17 psi, this is my first honda build I have been building dsms for years and always use cometic but I have heard of people blowing alot of them out on hondas what brand should I use and how thick.. thanks

 

I heard the inline-pro low compression ultra thick gasket is virtually unblowable.

 

Thanks.. I looked at theres and they require adjustable cam gears that is something that I am running without. so that is a no go for me..

 

OEM w/ ARP studs.

 

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That's what I use.

 

all the shops around here prefer oem

 

OEM is good.

 

I use a Cometic MLS on a 8.4:1 B16 running a little over 20 PSI of boost

 

OEM and ARP Studs on a B18b &lt;&lt;

 

OEM headgasket and OEM studs. You won't have a problem with OEM head bolts. People usually do it for a "peace of mind."

 

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I did. Lifted the head under boost and blew out the HG.

 

OEM

platinum.

 

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You will have a problem if you re-use them. This is because of bolt stretch that occurs when the bolt is torqued then removed.

I'm also a fan of the OEM gasket with ARP's. The good thing about ARP's is that you can use them time and time again. You can try your luck with re-using stock head bolts and you may get lucky. Or you may be like the other people that blew their headgaskets due to the head lifting like Dax pointed out.

 

oem and arp's here ...i still blow headgaskets like a biatch though . My block probably isn't straight though.

 

I say use headstuds and the Cometic...Thats what Earl recomended to me and ill be running over 30psi