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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 10:36 AM
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Hi guys, can a Spoon head gasket be reused? I mean, once i take the head, then use the same head gasket again? Down here its very difficult to get aftermarket parts so i was thinking to use the head gasket until i bring one new.
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 10:40 AM
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Don't do it, headgaskets are meant to be torqued one time
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 11:26 AM
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Wtf is the point of a spoon hg? Just get a felpro and be done with it. ARP head studs are want you wanna invest in.
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 11:31 AM
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You never ever reuse a head gasket...period!!! Once it's been pinched...that is it!
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by nothing_shocking
Wtf is the point of a spoon hg? Just get a felpro and be done with it. ARP head studs are want you wanna invest in.
I would NOT use a fel pro...go oem! As far as Spoon, why do people use them, because the are thinner and can raise compression by 0.1
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 02:52 PM
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last time I purchase a fel pro gasket it said made in Taiwan

didn't look like quality to me
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 03:20 PM
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I know some head gasket companies like Greddy say with some you can re-use but I would not trust them.
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 03:33 PM
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I am starting to be convinced that Spoon takes OE honda parts and throws their name on them.

OP, Go OE all the way.
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 04:51 PM
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this is a funny question
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Old Aug 31, 2010 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Deetz
I would NOT use a fel pro...go oem! As far as Spoon, why do people use them, because the are thinner and can raise compression by 0.1
I looked these things up. Cheapest I could find was $155. That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen... I officially hate Spoon now...
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